Effect of chemical composition on microstructure and characteristics of high chromium Ni-hard cast iron

Accession number;05A0443662
Title;Effect of chemical composition on microstructure and characteristics of high chromium Ni-hard cast iron
Author; KUBO OSAMU (Nittetsuhaipametaru) ISHIBASHI SHUJI (Nittetsuhaipametaru) KOIE TAKAYUKI (Nittetsuhaipametaru) MATSUBARA YASUHIRO (Kurume National Coll. Technol., JPN) KISHITAKE KATSUHIKO (Kyushu Inst. Technol., JPN)
Journal Title;Journal of Japan Foundry Engineering Society
Journal Code:G0096A
ISSN:1342-0429
VOL.77;NO.5;PAGE.293-300(2005)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.14, TBL.6, REF.11
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Effect of chemical composition on the microstructure and characteristics of Ni-hard cast iron has been investigated in order to improve the wear resistance and other material properties by precipitation of hard M7C3 carbide and graphite. A small amount of graphite and M7C3 type carbide crystallize together in the cast iron of the composition of 2.6mass%C-7.0mass%Cr. The volume fraction of graphite increases with an increase in carbon content. Nickel has a strong effect on the transformation of matrix and the highest hardness is obtained in the cast iron containing 5.0mass%Ni in as-cast state, because of the transformation of austenite to martensite. Tensile strength decreases as carbon content gets over 2.6mass%. Heat crack length is the shortest in the cast iron of 2.6mass%C, and wear loss and amount of sticking decrease with increasing chromium and molybdenum contents. It was found that the optimum chemical composition of high chromium Ni-hard cast iron containing M7C3 type carbide and a small volume fraction of graphite is 2.6mass%C-2.5mass%Si-5.0mass%Ni-7.0mass%Cr-2.4mass%Mo, to improve the wear resistance remaining good mechanical properties of conventional Ni-hard cast iron. (author abst.)