TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of Casting Modulus on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Spheroidal Graphite Cast Iron TT - Küresel Grafitli Dökme Demirin Mikroyapısı ve Mekanik Özellikleri Üzerinde Döküm Modülünün Değerlendirilmesi AU - Tabak, Yasemin AU - Çolak, Murat AU - Çolak, Oğuzhan PY - 2025 DA - June Y2 - 2025 DO - 10.55117/bufbd.1646880 JF - Bayburt Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi PB - Bayburt Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 2667-579X SP - 44 EP - 53 VL - 8 IS - 1 LA - en AB - Nodular graphite (Ductile) cast iron is produced by a double treatment; Nodularization / Spheroidization (Mg and/or Rare Earth) treatment + Inoculation (FeSiX-alloy treatment, with X = Ca, Ba, Sr, Ce, La, Zr etc.). Each step has specific objectives. The spheroidization of the graphite depends on the thickness of the mould and thus cooling rate is an important factor. In this work, GGG70L alloy was cast into plates that had different cross-sections. The change in the modulus has been investigated by means of microstructure and mechanical properties. It turned out that as nodule size was decreased, tensile stress and elongation at fracture were decreased however hardness was increased. It was concluded that the section thickness was an important parameter that determines the microstructure and mechanical properties of spheroidal cast irons. KW - spherodal cast iron KW - microstructure KW - mechanical properties N2 - Küresel grafitli (Sfero) dökme demir, çift aşamalı bir işlemle üretilmektedir: **Nodülerizasyon / Küreselleştirme** (Mg ve/veya Nadir Toprak Elementleri ile işlem) ve **Aşılama** (FeSiX alaşımı ile işlem, X = Ca, Ba, Sr, Ce, La, Zr vb.). Her aşama belirli amaçlara hizmet etmektedir. Grafitin küreselleşmesi, kalıp kalınlığına bağlı olup, bu nedenle soğuma hızı önemli bir faktördür. Bu çalışmada, **GGG70L alaşımı**, farklı kesit kalınlıklarına sahip plakalar halinde dökülmüştür. 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