Effect of inoculation and casting modulus on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ductile Ni-resist cast iron

Ductile Ni-resist cast iron (type D-5S) which is normally used in exhaust manifold in automotive industries mainly contains up to 29wt% nickel, 4.9wt% silicon and 1.7wt% chromium. In this study, the microstructure and mechanical properties of as cast ductile Ni-resist cast iron have been investigate...

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Published in:Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing, 2016-01, Vol.651, p.467-473
Main Authors: Alabbasian, Farjad, Boutorabi, Seyyed Mohammad Ali, Kheirandish, Shahram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbides
Cast iron
Chromium
Ductile Ni-resist cast iron
Graphite
Inoculation
Mechanical properties
Microstructure
Nickel
Nodular iron
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Summary:Ductile Ni-resist cast iron (type D-5S) which is normally used in exhaust manifold in automotive industries mainly contains up to 29wt% nickel, 4.9wt% silicon and 1.7wt% chromium. In this study, the microstructure and mechanical properties of as cast ductile Ni-resist cast iron have been investigated at room temperature. The microstructure consists of graphite nodules embedded in austenitic matrix and carbides. The FeNi3 phase also found in the austenitic matrix. By adding inoculant, carbide formation tendency decreased and led to subsequent decrease of the hardness. Furthermore, tensile properties improved by inoculation exhibiting ultimate tensile strength and yield strength from the range of 273–303MPa and 207–255MPa for samples without inoculant to respectively 285–449MPa and 260–334MPa for inoculated samples.
ISSN:0921-5093
1873-4936
DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2015.09.024