Key Features:

• Formation Process: When carbon from iron or steels is turned into free graphite due to a long time, that becomes graphitization. Usually found in high-temperature conditions like those in boilers, furnaces, etc. or in pipelines.
• Effects on Properties of Material: It may render softening and opposite loss of mechanical strength that would eventually fail the material. Graphitization increases machinability in cast iron but fewer toughness.
• All have their Uses of Application and Concerns: Common to high-temperature industrial equipment because exposure to heat would speed up the process. Important in critical places like power plant petrochemical industries a pressure vessel require material integrity. Engineers and metallurgists use heat treatment methods or alloying elements to avoid accidental graphitization.

Graphitization is highly important for the prediction of material performance, especially in industries where exposure to heat and mechanical integrity decide the safety and reliability criteria.