Changing the carbon content of the alloy changes the microstructure of the pearlite and hence the mechanical properties of the alloy. The vertical alloy composition line on the partial phase diagram ...
A very high proportion of the steels used in industry has a ferrite-pearlite structure. These include a wide range of plain carbon steels where alloying additions are primarily made for steel-making ...
The diagram and photographs show the microstructural effects of an isothermal transformation from austenite to pearlite. The process is represented on a Time-Temperature-Transition curve and shows ...