Some organic crystals jump around when heated up. This happens because of an extremely fast change in their crystal structure. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have now demonstrated that ...

The micrographs below show the effect of annealing at different temperatures on a sample of Fe - 0.7 wt % C steel in which martensite has been formed by quenching. Because of the low carbon content ...

Martensitic steels are developed to improve hardness and toughness, but the formation of highly-deformed martensite laths through quenching austenitic steel can result in major challenges for ...

The transition from austenite to phases stable at lower temperatures also takes place when the material is cooled at a constant rate. The diagram illustrates the transition zone (yellow) and also ...