Why is the Fe-Fe3-C phase diagram a metastable phase diagram instead of a true equilibrium phase diagram?  (b) Define the following phases that exist in the Fe-Fe3-C phase diagram: (i) austenite, (ii)  ferrite, (iii) cementite, (iv)  ferrite.

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Why is the Fe-Fe3-C phase diagram a metastable phase diagram instead of a true equilibrium phase diagram?  (b) Define the following phases that exist in the Fe-Fe3-C phase diagram: (i) austenite, (ii)  ferrite, (iii) cementite, (iv)  ferrite. 

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