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21-Mat-B6 Ceramic Materials: December 2016

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  1. Question 1 Proeutectoid Ferrite–Pearlite Micrograph, Its Formation, and Cementite Fraction Above the Eutectoid Temperature
  2. Question 2 Constructing TTT Curves, the Origin of the "C" Shape, and TTT vs. CCT Procedure
  3. Question 3 Question III: Hardenability — Significance, Alloying Effects, and the Role of Carbon in Martensite Hardness
  4. Question 4 Air Quenching of D2-Type Tool Steel and the Need for Multiple Tempers
  5. Question 5 Three Stages of Tempering in a Water-Quenched Mid-Carbon Steel (SAE 1045)
  6. Question 6 Brittleness of Grey Cast Iron and the Production of Ductile Cast Iron
  7. Question 7 Question VII: Austempering of SAE 1032 Strapping in a Lead Bath, and the Cause of Stringer Ferrite

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Reference texts: Reed-Hill & Abbaschian, Physical Metallurgy Principles, 4th ed.; Callister & Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 10th ed.; ASM Handbook, Vol. 4, Heat Treating; Porter, Easterling & Sherif, Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, 3rd ed.; Krauss, Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, 2nd ed.