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Avoiding or Promoting Graphite in Carbon-Rich Chromium-Containing CoNiFe Cast Alloys—Part 1: Preliminary Thermodynamic Exploration

Table 3

Thermodynamic calculations for the Fe-based alloys (mass fractions at the equilibrium at 500°C).
Thermo-CFe-yCr-3CFe-30Cr-4CFe-30Cr-5C
wt.%3019.73026.13032.6
Carbides33.4222.48*45.1829.97*34.50*37.47*
Graphite00000.40
*M3C2 carbides instead as M7C3 for all the other alloys.