What is ductile iron and why does it matter?
Ductile iron is a cast iron in which the graphite occurs as spheres. We explain how the structure forms and why engineers choose it.
Ductile iron articles
Technical articles on ductile iron, grey iron and casting technology: material grades, quality control, applications and durability.
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Best practices for quality control in ductile iron casting
A short explanation of how quality control in ductile iron casting is set up across composition, graphite structure, mechanical testing, sand, dimensional measurement and certification.
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Properties of ductile iron
EN 1563 ductile iron grades, their GGG equivalents, tensile and yield strength, elongation, and the effect of the matrix structure (ferrite, pearlite) on mechanical properties.
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