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Pearlite Formation: Nucleation, Lamellar Spacing, and Strengthening

Technical guide to pearlite formation in steels. Covers nucleation at grain boundaries, lamellar spacing vs undercooling, interlamellar spacing and strength relationship, and railway rail steel applications.

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The Iron-Carbon Phase Diagram: A Complete Technical Guide

Complete technical guide to the Fe-C phase diagram. Covers all phase regions, eutectoid and eutectic reactions, lever rule, and application to steel and cast iron microstructures.