Carbon content

United Kingdom, 1957

Film
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Episode number 2 of Series “Structure and Properties of Steel”.
In steel, carbon exists as a chemical compound with iron, known as cementite. The distribution of cementite and ferrite, or pure iron, governs grain structure. The film shows how this distribution is affected when the steel is heated and cooled

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Credits

director

Robin Cantelon

producer

Frank A. Hoare

production company

British Iron and Steel Federation

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1957

Appears in

Structure and Properties of Steel

Group of items

Structure and Properties of Steel

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010369

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Iron

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Steel

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Steel founding

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Carbon

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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