3. Please refer to the TTT phase diagram for eutectoid steel, where P= Pearlite, B=Bainite, and M=Martensite, and answer the following questions. (12%)
(a) Describe each step of the heat treatment to acquire the microstructure present in Pearlite (4%)
(b) Describe each step of the heat treatment to acquire the microstructure present in Bainite (4%)
(c) Describe each step of the heat treatment to acquire the microstructure present in Martensite (4%)
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
0.1
1
10
102
103
104
105
106
Time (s)
14
38
40
42
52
57
66
Rockwell C hardness