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Mechanical and Fatigue Properties of Heavy Section Solution Strengthened Ferritic Ductile Iron Castings
Author(s) -
Borsato Thomas,
Ferro Paolo,
Berto Filippo,
Carollo Carlo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201600256
Subject(s) - materials science , ductile iron , metallurgy , casting , alloy , optical microscope , cast iron , fracture (geology) , composite material , scanning electron microscope
Recently, standardized solution strengthened ferritic ductile irons have met the interest of the industrial world since their improved mechanical properties and workability compared to standard ferritic–pearlitic ductile irons. For this reason, mechanical and fatigue properties of heavy section solution strengthened ferritic ductile irons castings are examined. Mechanical tests are carried out on specimens taken from the center of castings with long solidification times. Metallographic analyses are performed by using optical microscopy. Fracture surfaces of fatigue specimens are investigated in order to evaluate crack initiation and propagation zones. Finally, fatigue curves of the analyzed alloy are compared with those obtained from pearlitic ductile iron with the same casting geometry.