40 Iron Carbon Phase Diagram
A phase diagram in physical chemistry, engineering, mineralogy, and materials science is a type of chart used to show conditions (pressure, temperature, etc.) at which thermodynamically distinct phases (such as solid, liquid or gaseous states) occur and coexist at equilibrium.
Common components of a phase diagram are lines of equilibrium or phase boundaries, which refer to lines that mark conditions under which multiple phases can coexist at equilibrium. Phase transitions occur along lines of equilibrium.
Iron-Carbon phase diagram of iron and carbon mixtures; showing critical temperatures for heat treatments of steels. CC BY-SA 4.0
Video
Watch this 5:15 video for basic introduction to the Iron-Carbon Phase Diagram: Heat Treating: Metal & Alloy Structures – Iron-Carbon Phase Diagram (videoclips) by George Gray, April 7, 2020.
Watch this 9:40 video for a more technical explanation of the Iron-Carbon Phase Diagram: Microstructure Of Steel – understanding the different phases & metastable phases found in steel. by James Sword Engineering, January 21, 2024.
Derived from Phase diagram – Wikipedia access and available online 12 February 2024.