The investigations were carried out on the physical and chemical properties of high strenth gray irons. The structural types of cast irons used for the examinations were flake-pearlitic, nodular-pearlitic, flake-acicular, eutectic graphite-acicular and nodular-acicular respectively. The results obtained were as follows.
1) Since nodular-graphite irons had higher Young's modulus and lower internal friction than flake graphite irons, the marked effect of acicular matrix were not observed.
2) Due to the spherodization of graphite, there appeared remarkable increase in fatigue strength. In addition, a further improvement could be expected in the fatigue characteristics of the nodular-acicular irons as compared to those of pearlitic irons.
3) Acicular irons showed a low machinability, which was more directly affected by the hard matrix than the graphite precipitated.
4) In dry wear test (rolling with sliding of 10%) versus ordinary cast iron, acicular irons gave much better wear resistance than pearlitic irons. In case of combination with martensitic tool steel, however, the wear loss of acicular irons were increased comparatively.
5) The agitating corrosion test in 3% NaCl solution showed that nodula-acicular irons were remarkably corroded and the presence of copper in flake-acicular iron increased corrosion resistance. On the other hand, the resistance to cavitation-erosion was improved comparatively in nodular-acicular irons having high hardness.
6) Resistance to a growth on cycle-heating ion air was increased by spheroidizing of graphite, but it was not so affected by the alloying elements contained in the acicular irons.
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