The influence of a small amount of alloying elements such as Sn, Sb and Cu on the Ar
1 transformation of spheroidal graphite cast iron was analyzed by using a specially designed dilatometer by which differential thermal variation and dilatometric change are simultaneously measurable during cooling in the temperature range of Ar
1 transformation. Apple II type mini-computer is connected to the dilatometer to ensure flatness of the dilatometric curve and to calibrate the differential thermal curve. A small percent addition of Sn and Sb shift the nose in continuous cooling transformation curve of the iron to longer time by suppressing the precipitation of carbon from austenite onto existing spheroidal graphite nodules. Copper addition stabilizes, however, pearlitic matrix by lowering the temperature of direct graphitization from austenite. Sn and Sb suppress super cooling in pearlitic transformation of the iron and rise the temperature level of transformation.
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