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Iron-carbon phase 1 2 3
3

diagram This austenite

persists to 1394

Iron-carbon C, at which

temperature, the
phase diagram FCC austenite

reverts back to a

BCC phase

known as 
-

ferrite, which

finally melts at

1538 C.

Source: Jr., W. D. C. & Rethwisch, D. G. 2015
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