1. General
Cast irons consist of a matrix (similar to steel, but with variable carbon content) in which graphite or carbide particles are always present, sometimes in significant proportions (up to around 50% by volume), and mostly originating from stable or metastable eutectics derived from iron-carbon systems
The matrix, which can be ferritic, pearlitic, austenitic, martensitic, bainitic, etc., can be modified by heat treatment, depending on its chemical composition, according to the same principles as a steel: quenching, tempering, annealing, etc. ; however, it should be noted that graphite or carbides play an...
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Relaxation of casting stresses
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Standardization
- Foundry – Designation system for cast iron. Symbolic and numerical designation. Replaces NF A 02-001. - NF EN 1560 - 09-97
- Foundry – Lamellar graphite cast iron. Replaces NF A 32-101. - NF EN 1561 - 10-97
- Foundry – Malleable cast iron. Replaces NF A 32-701 and NF A 32-702. - NF EN 1562 - 10-97
- Foundry – Spheroidal graphite cast iron. Replaces NF A 32-201. - NF EN 1563 - 10-97
- Foundry – Cast...
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