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42.
The hardness of steel increases if it contains
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Jyotish said:
1 decade ago
Martensite is the hardest form of steel. So I think the answer is [D] Martensite.
Naresh said:
1 decade ago
Which is the hardest face in steel Cementite or Martensite?
Thulasiraman said:
1 decade ago
We get Martensite after heat treatment only. But we need Cementite presence in the steel before doing HT.
Afrasiyab said:
1 decade ago
For hardness martensite should be present.
Jabalappa said:
1 decade ago
Some more explanations please.
Paro said:
10 years ago
Cementite is the hardest form of steel. So presence of cementite increases hardness.
Martensite is formed after heat treatment but cementite presence can be found out without heat treatment.
So in this condition cementite is correct answer.
Martensite is formed after heat treatment but cementite presence can be found out without heat treatment.
So in this condition cementite is correct answer.
Rushikesh Raval said:
10 years ago
Martensite is a crystalline structure while as cementite is intermetallic compound or constituent in the steel. As carbon % increase hardness increase.
Amit said:
9 years ago
I think the depth of hardening (in hardenability) martensite is an important factor, but in hardness cementite is necessary.
Sarath simhadri said:
9 years ago
Jominy end-quench test is heated to austenite phase to martensite phase after that steel hardness is tested up to martensite phase hardness increased and when the austenite phase is started hardness of steel decreases so I think the answer is martensite.
ShivaRanjith said:
9 years ago
It should be Martensite.
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