What is ductile iron?
Before the molten iron is poured, a small amount of nodulizers (such as magnesium, calcium and rare earth elements) and graphite agents (such as ferrosilicon, silicon calcium alloy) are added to the molten iron to promote the presence of carbon as nodular graphite crystals. This kind of cast iron is called Nodular cast iron.
Nodular cast iron greatly exceeds gray cast iron in strength, plasticity, and toughness, and is even close to steel. In acid media, ductile iron has poor corrosion resistance, but in other media, it has better corrosion resistance than gray cast iron. Its price is lower than steel. Because it has the advantages of ordinary cast iron and steel, it has become a new type of structural material. In the past, many important parts made of carbon steel and alloy steel (such as crankshafts, connecting rods, spindles, medium pressure valves, etc.) have now been converted to ductile iron. Through die-casting molding, precision parts can be processed, which cannot be poured, and are fired at high temperatures.
Ductile iron is a new sand foundry process, and the difference from ordinary ones is generally in terms of texture. It is generally used to produce manhole covers and pipe fittings. Density: similar to the density of steel.
What is gray iron?
Gray iron casting is a kind of cast iron, and the internal carbon exists as flake graphite. The fracture is gray, so it is referred to as gray iron.
Ductile iron vs gray iron
1. Look at the cutting surface
Gray iron: It is gray, with very dark luster, and the surface looks rough. Ductile iron: gray, brighter than gray iron, and the surface roughness is like gray iron.
2. Filing test
Gray iron: The filing resistance is low, the file is "sweeping" when filing, and the file is rarely sticky. The crumbs are gray-black with a small amount of silver white bright spots. Look closely at the different particle sizes, mainly small particles. Grinding with your fingers can easily stain your fingers black. Ductile iron: The resistance of filing is slightly larger than that of gray iron, and there is also a more obvious "swish" sound. It rarely sticks to the file, and the chip is gray-black with fine bright spots. The particle size varies, but large particles are used. Mainly, grinding the dust with your fingers can make your fingers black, but it is less black than gray iron.
3. Listen to the percussion
Gray Iron: The voice is low and the duration is extremely short.
Ductile Iron: The sound is clear and crisp, with reverberation, and the duration is short.
4. Gray iron is gray cast iron, and its counterpart is ductile iron. Both are a kind of cast iron.
What is the use of cast iron
Mainly used to produce ferrous metal castings, such as gray cast iron, ductile iron, white cast iron, vermicular graphite cast iron, chilled cast iron, wear-resistant cast iron, etc. Models include pig iron for ductile iron GB1412-85, pig iron for casting GB718-82, different types of pig iron: graded by silicon content, such as Q12, pig iron for ductile iron, silicon content 1.0-1.4%, average 1.2%. Grouped by manganese content, classified by phosphorus content, and classified by sulfur content.
What is the difference between gray cast iron and spherical cast iron?
Pig iron for the production of ductile iron castings has higher requirements than gray iron castings, especially the control of the content of sulfur, manganese, and silicon is stricter. The carbon in the middle exists in different shapes. The graphite form of gray iron exists as flakes or cotton wool, and the graphite in ductile iron exists as spheres.
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