What is cementite

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Steel is tempered to increase hardness and reduce brittleness by creating cementite. The first step in the tempering process is called austenizing, when the steel is melted into a solution of iron and carbon, or austenite. The steel is rapidly cooled, and martensite forms from the austenite. It is then heated again, and cooled slowly in a controlled manner, and cementite is formed. It is impossible to produce enough energy to run the reaction to completion, so the cementite is usually mixed with small amounts of unconverted martensite, bainite , which is also Fe3C, but with a different crystal structure , and ferrite iron.

Cementite is ferromagnetic, which means it displays magnetic characteristics with or without a magnetic field , like a refrigerator magnet. At K F, C , however, the atomic poles begin to move around and are no longer aligned. Callister, David G. Eberhart, Mark ISBN Gaskell, David R. Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials 4th ed. Taylor and Francis Publishing. An Introduction to Materials Science.

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Main Menu. Cementite, Fe3C, in its pure form is a ceramic and it is hard and brittle which makes it suitable for strengthening steels.