Castability of ductile iron in thin walled castings (TWDI)

In work it has been presented results of influence of pouring temperature (Tp) and carbon equivalent (CE) on castability of ductile iron in thin walled castings with wall thickness of 1, 2 and 3 mm, respectively. Analysis was done on ductile iron with carbon equivalent ranging from 4.30 to 5.00 and pouring temperature varied from 1400 to 1500°C. It has been shown that a statistical liner relationship exists between wall thickness and castability. Influence of CE and Tp on castability of cast iron flowing through channel with wall thickness of 2 and 3 mm can be presented by means of correlation equations (L= f(CE,Tp)). Statistical analysis shows that pouring temperature has much higher influence on castability in comparison with influence of carbon equivalent.