High chromium cast iron products are replacing low chromium irons because of their superior strength, toughness and wear resistance, and ASTM 1-D type high chromium iron containing graphite was also developed for a hot steel strip mill. To obtain a proper distribution of graphite consistently, eutectic irons with 7.5 to 9.5 % Cr, 0 or 5 % Ni and 2 to 2.6 % Si were quenched by water jet spray while freezing unidirectionally, and the solidification processes of the irons were studied. (Cr, Fe)
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3+
γ eutectic solidified in corn-like cells first, and (Fe, Cr)
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γ eutectic and then graphite +
γ eutectic followed in Fe-7.5 % Cr-2.6 % Si-3.78 % C alloy. EPMA analysis of alloy compositions in the melt around eutectic cells revealed that the chromium content decreased from 7.5 % to about 4 % and silicon increased from 2.6 % to 4 % with the progress of solidification. These changes in alloy concentrations of the melt affected each eutectic temperature, and caused the above variation in eutectic reactions. In the alloys containing 7.5 % Cr, 5 % Ni and 2.6 % Si, (Cr, Fe)
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γ eutectic could not appear because nickel and silicon lowered the (Fe, Cr)
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γ eutctic temperature and raised the graphite+
γ eutectic temperature. Inoculation with ferrosilicon is very effective for distributing fine graphite flakes around (Cr, Fe)
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3+
γ eutectic cells.
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