Figure 4
(a) Projection of the cementite structure down [100]. Only those atoms with fractional coordinates in the range 0 < x < 0.5 are shown, corresponding to a single close-packed pleated sheet of Fe atoms. (b) Projection of the cementite structure down [001], showing the pleating of the close-packed sheets of Fe atoms; the inter-sheet Fe–Fe contacts are shown in the left-hand half of the diagram. (c) Local environment of a C atom, viewed down [101], showing the trigonal prismatic coordination by six Fe atoms. |