The author made a study on the isothermal transformation of primary and eutectic metastable Fe
2P phase into stable Fe
3P phase in hypereutectic Fe-P alloy. Fe-13.6%P alloy melts were solidified in glass so that they contained rod-shaped priamry Fe
2P particles embedded in matrices of
α-iron and Fe
3P in their microstructure. The number of primary Fe
2P grains per unit area in the alloy increased as the undercooling of the primary Fe
2P increased. Small specimens cut from those alloys were held at 900°C or 930°C for varied holding time and their microstructure were examined. The longer the holding time and the higher the holding temperature, the less fractions of Fe
2P and the more fractions of surrounding Fe
3P were observed. The holding time for the specimens to reach a definite level of transformation was inversely proportional to the number of Fe
2P grains per unit area, which was in good accord with the diffusion-controlled transformation model. Using the diffusion data obtained from the transformation of primary Fe
2P particles, an analogous model of the transformation of
α-iron and Fe
2P eutectic to
α-iron and Fe
3P eutectic during solidification was constructed. The model explained the relatively easy completion of transformation during solidification.
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