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Peritectic — Fe-C

Alloy System
Fe-C
Invariant Point Or Boundary
Peritectic
Component 1 Name
C
Component 2 Name
Fe
Composition 1 Wt Pct (wt%)
0.16
Engineering Significance
Important for Solidification of Low-Carbon steels; Delta Ferrite Phase Field
Phase Alpha
Delta Ferrite
Phase Beta
Austenite
Phase Description
Liquid + Delta-Ferrite -> Austenite (gamma)
Reaction Type
Peritectic
Temperature C (C)
1,495

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Fe-C — invariant point or boundary peritectic · engineering significance Important for solidification of low-carbon steels; delta ferrite phase field · phase description Liquid + delta-ferrite -> austenite (gamma) · composition 1 wt pct 0.16 wt% · temperature C 1495 C | Binary Phase Diagrams | Engineering Database