Redistribution and Effect of Various Elements on the Morphology of Primary Graphite in Cast Iron
It has been shown repeatedly that many elements present as traces or at low level can affect graphite shape in cast irons. As part of a long term project aimed at clarifying the growth and the alteration of spheroidal graphite, a study on the effect of a few elements (Cu, Sn, Sb, and Ti) on primary...
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doaj-c42fbc8b9b3749e2a9f17caafe8042722020-11-24T21:35:11ZengHindawi LimitedAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422013-01-01201310.1155/2013/638451638451Redistribution and Effect of Various Elements on the Morphology of Primary Graphite in Cast IronJ. Lacaze0N. Valle1K. Theuwissen2J. Sertucha3B. El Adib4L. Laffont5CIRIMAT, Université de Toulouse, ENSIACET, 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceDepartment “Science and Analysis of Materials” (SAM), Centre de Recherche Public-Gabriel Lippmann 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, LuxembourgCIRIMAT, Université de Toulouse, ENSIACET, 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceEngineering and Foundry Processes Department, AZTERLAN, Aliendalde Auzunea 6, Bizkaia, 48200 Durango, SpainDepartment “Science and Analysis of Materials” (SAM), Centre de Recherche Public-Gabriel Lippmann 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, LuxembourgCIRIMAT, Université de Toulouse, ENSIACET, 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceIt has been shown repeatedly that many elements present as traces or at low level can affect graphite shape in cast irons. As part of a long term project aimed at clarifying the growth and the alteration of spheroidal graphite, a study on the effect of a few elements (Cu, Sn, Sb, and Ti) on primary graphite growth was undertaken and analysed with reference to an alloy without any such additions. This work was performed by remelting alloys in graphite crucibles thus saturating the melt in carbon and enabling primary graphite to grow by controlled cooling of the melt above the eutectic temperature. Primary graphite growth in the reference alloy was observed to be lamellar, while the added elements were found to affect bulk graphite and to modify its outer shape, with Sb leading eventually to rounded agglomerates together with wavy lamellae. Secondary ion mass spectrometry was used to analyze the distribution of elements, and no build-up of trace elements at the graphite surface could be observed. Instead, it is established that the perturbation of bulk graphite is associated with inhomogeneous distribution of metallic elements inside graphite precipitates.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/638451 |
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Redistribution and Effect of Various Elements on the Morphology of Primary Graphite in Cast Iron |
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Redistribution and Effect of Various Elements on the Morphology of Primary Graphite in Cast Iron |
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Redistribution and Effect of Various Elements on the Morphology of Primary Graphite in Cast Iron |
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It has been shown repeatedly that many elements present as traces or at low level can affect graphite shape in cast irons. As part of a long term project aimed at clarifying the growth and the alteration of spheroidal graphite, a study on the effect of a few elements (Cu, Sn, Sb, and Ti) on primary graphite growth was undertaken and analysed with reference to an alloy without any such additions. This work was performed by remelting alloys in graphite crucibles thus saturating the melt in carbon and enabling primary graphite to grow by controlled cooling of the melt above the eutectic temperature. Primary graphite growth in the reference alloy was observed to be lamellar, while the added elements were found to affect bulk graphite and to modify its outer shape, with Sb leading eventually to rounded agglomerates together with wavy lamellae. Secondary ion mass spectrometry was used to analyze the distribution of elements, and no build-up of trace elements at the graphite surface could be observed. Instead, it is established that the perturbation of bulk graphite is associated with inhomogeneous distribution of metallic elements inside graphite precipitates. |
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