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Isothermal transformation of austenite to pearlite and upper bainite in eutectoid steel

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Austenite containing 0.80 pct C, 0.77 pct Mn is shown to transform isothermally to both pearlite and upper bainite at temperatures between 400 and 600 °C according to independent overlapping C-curves in the isothermal transformation diagram.

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  1. Department of Metallurgy, The University of Wollongong, P.O. Box 1144, Wollongong, 2500, N.S.W., Australia

    N. F. Kennon

  2. Australian Iron and Steel Pty. Ltd., Port Kembla, N.S.W., Australia

    N. A. Kaye

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Kennon, N.F., Kaye, N.A. Isothermal transformation of austenite to pearlite and upper bainite in eutectoid steel. Metall Trans A 13, 975–978 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02643393

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