Changing the carbon content of the alloy changes the microstructure of the pearlite and hence the mechanical properties of the alloy. The vertical alloy composition line on the partial phase diagram ...

"Essentials of Heat Treatment" provides a through introduction to steel heat treatment, including a discussion of how heat and carbon content impact a steel's microstructure. This class also describes ...

Austenite is a solid and, in general, will be polycrystalline. The formation of ferrite and iron carbide will start at the austenite grain boundaries and the final pearlite microstructure will have ...