The results obtained are summarized as follows.
(1) For getting the perfect graphitization(with no free cementite separation)in Vacuum-melted cast iron, Si% had to be increased with decrease of C% (1.1%Si for 3.51%C), (3.0%Si for 2.41%C), (2.7%Si for 2.14%C), (3.3%Si for 1.92%C). And in steel range, a smaller quantity of Si%, as compared with low carbon cast iron, was enough to get the massive graphite and pearlite structure without Primary cementite separation (1.7%Si for 1.29%C), (1.7%Si for 1.03%C).
(2) Si% must be taken into consideration for the distinction between cast iron and carbon steel. The author thinks, to distinguish between cast iron and steel in the Fe-C-Si equilibrium diagram, it is more reasonable to define the left side of Ec line (fig. 2) as carbon steel and right side as cast iron.
(3) The rise of tensile strength, in the range of author's experiment, due to decrease of C% in cast iron was about 10kg/mm
2 both for atmosphere-melted (4.04-2.14%C) and vacuum-melted (4.04-1.7%C) cast irons.
(4) Tensile strength of vacuum-melted carbon steel changed remarkably by C% in the case of author's experiment, the change reached about 35kg/mm
2.
(5) The notch effect of flake graphite for tensile strength of cast iron may be larger than that of eutectic graphite.
(6) Eutectic graphite and ferrite structure having 30-40kg/mm
2 tensile strength was generally gained by vacuum-melting of cast iron. In carbon steel range, massive graphite and pearlite structure with 50-85kg/mm
2 tensile strength was obtained by vacuum-melting. So a great strides in tensile strength was observed on entering into steel range fron cast iron range.
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