Thermal analysis of ductile iron in thin walled casting

Hypereutectic ductile iron was cast in self hardening moulding sand to produce castings with the shape of Archimedes spirals and with wall thickness of 1, 2 and 3 mm. Inmould technique was used to produce thin wall ductile iron (TWDI). In this work it has been carried out thermal analysis in spiral with 3 mm wall thickness. The present work provides results of thermal analysis, that are initial temperature of metal in mould cavity, velocity of metal stream as well as solidification time. Measurement of temperature shows that there is essential its drop during filling of mould cavity and amounts 230 °C for distance 700 mm from the beginning of spiral. On the basic on first derivative of temperature versus time characteristic solidification points were distinguish, namely solidification of primary graphite, austenite dendrite and eutectic. Experimental measurements of temperature drop during filling of mould cavity along with microscopic examinations of castings structure can be used to verify computer modeling and simulation of fluid flow and thermal field in TWDI.