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Grade 12th PassIIT JEE Entrance Exam

in which form carbon is present in white cast iron?

Profile image of Ramyam kavitha
13 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of saisandeep Mattaparthi
13 Years ago

carbon impurity is present as cementite Fe3C in white cast iron.......hope u understand

Profile image of sanjay sanjeev patro
13 Years ago

Cast iron is not appreciably malleable at any temperature as cast. The carbon in cast irons may be present in the form of iron carbide or free graphite. White cast iron contains cementite (iron carbide) in which carbon is present in the combined form with iron and brittle

Profile image of souji souji
13 Years ago

IRON CARBIDE(FE3C)