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Isn't this more important in Physics? It's basically how malleable the crystal structure is relative to other samples, isn't it?
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Ok,
Soft Iron contains a low amount of carbon this leads to a grain structure of mainy ferrite grains with the occasional pearlite grain with perlite made up of sheets of ferrite and cementite.
Cementite is a very hard material making it brittle and unmalleable.
Normal iron has more carbon and hence more pearlite and therefore it is harder.
If the carbon content goes above .08% (weight), then it will form cast iron which has an cementite precipitate and becomes even harder.
Soft Iron contains a low amount of carbon this leads to a grain structure of mainy ferrite grains with the occasional pearlite grain with perlite made up of sheets of ferrite and cementite.
Cementite is a very hard material making it brittle and unmalleable.
Normal iron has more carbon and hence more pearlite and therefore it is harder.
If the carbon content goes above .08% (weight), then it will form cast iron which has an cementite precipitate and becomes even harder.