2.-The following figure shows the ITT and CTT diagrams corresponding to a eutectoid steel:
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a (2.5 points) A steel wire is cooled from 800°C down to room temperature with the cooling rates described by curves a), b), c), and d) of the diagram. Describe the resulting microstructures. What differences in microstructural and mechanical properties are there if they are cooled by treatment (a) and (b)? b) (2.5 points) Indicate the critical cooling rate of the steel. c 2.5 points If 9% Mn is added, how is the diagram modified? And if 12% Cr is added instead of Mn? d 2.5 points Describe the simplest heat treatment to carry out the following transformations and indicate the name of the treatment: i. Pearlite-Bainite ii. Martensite-Pearlite iii. Martensite->Ferrite+Spheroidal Cementite (Spheroidite) iv. Bainite-Martensite (100%) (without stress)