The influences of various treatments, such as inoculation with ferrosilicon or calciumsilicide, vacuum melting, addition of Fe
3O
4, and magnesium treatment, on Mo-Cu cast iron were investigated. Cast irons containing 0.3 to 1.5%Mo and 0.05 to 2.3%Cu were remelted in an alumina crucible, using a Tamman furnace or a vacuum melting furnace. After various treatments at 1420°C, molten iron was poured into a dry sand mould with 20mm in dia, to investigate the structure and hardness.
The experimental results obtained are summarized as follows:−
1) It was comfirmed that inoculations showed a tendency to promote the formation of pearlite and to decrease acicular matrix in Mo-Cu cast iron studied. With higher contents of alloy elements, martensitic matrix increased by inoculations as the result of restraining bainite formation. Calciumsilicide showed more remarkable effect than that of ferrosilicon.
2) Vacuum melting or the addition of Fe
3O
4 produced a fine eutectic form of graphite in Mo-Cu cast iron and caused easily to form an acicular matrix. By vacuum melting, lower bainitic or martensitic matrix having high hardness appeared in higher alloy irons, which obtained almost acicular matrix in the case of Fe
3O
4 addition.
3) It is quite difficult to get an acicular matrix in Mo-Cu cast irons when spheroidal graphite is produced by magnesium treatment, unless the cast iron contains higher Mo with low Cu.
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