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EN380 Homework #6 Solution: 1084 C 1455 C 70% N i L + α C = 61% C = 73% W = = = 25% W = = = 75%

This document summarizes the solutions to homework problems involving analyzing phase diagrams for various alloy systems. Key information extracted includes: 1) For a Cu-Ni alloy that is 30% Cu at 1350°C, the alloy consists of 25% liquid and 75% solid, with the liquid phase being 61% Ni and the solid 73% Ni. 2) For an Fe-Mn alloy that is 60% Mn at 1400°C, the sole phase is liquid. An alloy of 65% Mn at 800°C consists of γ(Fe,Mn) and β(Mn) phases. 3) For a 0.25% C steel just below 727°C,

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EN380 Homework #6 Solution: 1084 C 1455 C 70% N i L + α C = 61% C = 73% W = = = 25% W = = = 75%

This document summarizes the solutions to homework problems involving analyzing phase diagrams for various alloy systems. Key information extracted includes: 1) For a Cu-Ni alloy that is 30% Cu at 1350°C, the alloy consists of 25% liquid and 75% solid, with the liquid phase being 61% Ni and the solid 73% Ni. 2) For an Fe-Mn alloy that is 60% Mn at 1400°C, the sole phase is liquid. An alloy of 65% Mn at 800°C consists of γ(Fe,Mn) and β(Mn) phases. 3) For a 0.25% C steel just below 727°C,

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EN380 Homework #6 Solution

1. The binary (two-component) phase diagram for copper-nickel alloys is shown below. A Cu - Ni alloy
contains 30 wt. % Cu at a temperature of 1350◦ C. Find the following:

(a) melting point for pure copper. 1084◦ C

(b) melting point for pure nickel. 1455◦ C

(c) wt. % N i in the (entire) binary alloy. 70% N i

(d) The two phases present at this composition and temperature. L+α

(e) wt. % N i in the liquid phase. CL = 61%

(f) wt. % N i in the solid phase. Cα = 73%


Cα −C0 73%−70%
(g) wt. % of the alloy in the liquid phase. WL = Cα −CL = 73%−61% = 25%
C0 −CL 70%−61%
(h) wt. % of the alloy in the solid phase. Wα = Cα −CL = 73%−61% = 75%

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2. The phase diagram for iron-manganese (F e -M n) is shown below. Answer the following:

(a) What phase is present at 1400◦ C for an alloy of 60 wt.% Mn? Liquid

(b) List the phases present at 800◦ C for an alloy of 65 wt.% Mn. γ(F e, M n) + β(M n)

(c) Estimate the temperature [◦ C] where a mixture of β(Mn) + γ(F e, M n) will transform into a
mixture of α(Mn) + γ(Fe, Mn). ≈ 700 ◦ C

(d) What is the lowest Mn content that will guarantee the steel will be entirely F CC (γ) phase at
400◦ C? ≈ 29%

(e) What is the lowest Mn content that will guarantee the steel have at least some F CC (γ) phase
at 400◦ C? ≈ 3.5%

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3. The phase diagram for iron-iron carbide (F e - F e3 C) is shown below. For a 0.25% C steel at a
temperature just below the eutectoid temperature (727◦ C) determine:

(a) % C present in the ferrite (α). 0.02%

(b) % C present in the cementite (F e3 C). 6.67%

(c) total % of the steel that is ferrite (α)?


orange CF e3 C −C0 6.67%−0.25%
Wα = purple+orange = CF e3 C −Cα = 6.67%−0.02% = 96.54%

(d) total % of the steel that is cementite (F e3 C)?


purple C0 −Cα 0.25%−0.02%
WF e3 C == purple+orange CF e3 C −Cα = 6.67%−0.02% = 3.46%

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(e) % of steel that is pearlite?
This is the same as finding how much austenite, γ, was present just above the eutectoid temper-
ature. Draw the tie line just above 727◦ C.

Cα = 0.02% Cγ = 0.8%
red C0 − Cα 0.25% − 0.02%
Wγ = = = = 29.49%
red + green Cγ − Cα 0.8% − 0.02%

(f) % of steel that is proeutectoid ferrite?


This is the same as finding how much ferrite, α, was present just above the eutectoid temperature
Draw the tie line just above 727◦ C.

Cα = 0.02% Cγ = 0.8%
green Cγ − C0 0.8% − 0.25%
Wα = = = = 70.51%
red + green Cγ − Cα 0.8% − 0.02%

(g) % of steel that is eutectoid ferrite?


We already know how much ferrite is present from part (c) and how much of this ferrite was
proeutectoid from (f). Thus:

Weutectoid α = Wtotal α − Wproeutectoid α = 96.54% − 70.51% = 26.03%

(h) % of steel that is proeutectoid cementite?


As C0 is less than the eutectoid composition of 0.8%, there cannot be any F e3 C present above/before
the eutectoid transformation temperature.

(i) % of steel that is eutectoid cementite?


As C0 is less than the eutectoid composition of 0.8%, all of the F e3 C present must have formed
in the pearlite as eutectoid F e3 C ⇒ WF e3 C, Eutectoid = WF e3 C = 3.46% .

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