Characterization of Ferritic Ductile Cast Irons Modified by W and Nb Additions
Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop ferritic ductile cast irons as alternative exhaust manifold materials to commercial SiMo alloy using elements like W and Nb in place of Mo. In the compositional design, Thermo-Calc software was used to follow all the phase transformations at equilibrium and obtained results were compared with the commercial SiMo alloy. Calculations revealed several alloy carbides such as M6C and MC depending on the presence of Mo, W and Nb within the composition. The calculated critical transformation temperatures shifted to higher ones by the usage of W and Nb in place of Mo and higher Si. The designed compositions were then cast and their microstructural features were characterized by several metallurgical analyses. The examinations on the cast alloys showed that; (i) microstructural features i.e. ferritic matrix, graphite, carbides were present within the solidified structure as predicted, (ii) graphite morphology varied according to the alloying element and Nb strongly deteriorated graphite morphology by changing it from spheroidal to irregular spheroidal and vermicular.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Material Production Technologies
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Şaban Hakan Atapek
This is me
0000-0003-0964-2037
Gregory N. Haıdemenopoulos
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0000-0001-9071-0118
Greece
Publication Date
December 31, 2018
Submission Date
November 30, 2018
Acceptance Date
December 17, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 1 Number: 1