Pearlite determination in plain carbon steel by eddy current method

Eddy current method has been used for the evaluation of pearlitic microstructure in low to high plain carbon steels. Plain carbon steel samples were heat treated in a furnace. Half of these were slowly cooled in the furnace and half in the air. This resulted in different pearlitic microstructures in the samples. Eddy current readings for all the samples were recorded and studied. It was found that eddy current measurement can be used for obtaining reliable and quick detection of pearlitic percentage in plain carbon steels.