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Structure of iron-carbon melts. About stability of cementite in melts

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A model of the structure of Fe – Fe3 C melts in the temperature range 1300 – 1700°C is developed on the basis of recent experimental data. In accordance with the model, the solubility of carbon in liquid iron is limited (about 2%). Stable dispersed particles of the second phase (cementite) form in the melt at a higher carbon content.

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 1, pp. 15 – 18, January, 2010.

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Zalkin, V.M., Kraposhin, V.S. Structure of iron-carbon melts. About stability of cementite in melts. Met Sci Heat Treat 52, 3–6 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-010-9221-x

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