To examine the influence of strain rate and temperature on the ultimate strength and elongation of ductile cast iron, tensile tests were carried from room temperature to liquidus at strain rates which varied from 10
−4 to 10
−1 per sec. The ultimate tensile strength from room temperature to liquidus can be divided into 5 ranges according to temperature : (i) high strength range, room temperature to about 400°C ; (ii) rapid falling strength range, about 400°C to
α→
γ transformation start point ; (iii) transition strength range, eutectoid transformation range ; (iv) trans-cellular fracture strength range,
α→
γ transformation finish point to about 1,100°C ; and (v) inter-cellular fracture strength range, about 1,100°C to liquidus temperature. Generally, the elongation increases with increasing temperature, but brittle behaviors and small elongation are observed 5 times : at 180°C, 400°C, eutectoid transformation range, 1,000°C and above 1,120°C. The maximum true stress in the (ii) range in ferrite and pearlite-ferritic ductile irons is greatly influenced by the rate of strain. The deformation behavior in the austenitic matrix range is dominated by a thermally activated process.
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