ABSTRACT
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According to the iron-carbon phase diagram [1-3], all binary Fe-C alloys containing less than
about 2.11 wt% carbon* are classified as steels, and all those containing higher carbon content
are termed cast iron. When alloying elements are added to obtain the desired properties, the
carbon content used to distinguish steels from cast iron would vary from 2.11 wt%.
