Before revision: Stainless steel is an example of a combination of interstitial and substitutional alloys, because the carbon atoms fit into the interstices, but some of the iron atoms are substituted by nickel and chromium atoms.Dossett, Jon L. and Boyer, Howard E. (2006) Practical heat treating.
After revision: Stainless steel is an example of a combination of interstitial ; substitutional alloys, because the carbon atoms fit into the interstices, but some of the iron atoms are substituted by nickel and chromium atoms.Dossett, Jon L. and Boyer, Howard E. (2006) Practical heat treating.