Austempered ductile iron (ADI) is a material that exhibits excellent mechanical properties
because of its special microstructure, combining ferrite and austenite supersaturated with …

The paper presents the results of the research on the effect of copper on the crystallization
process, microstructure and selected properties of the compacted graphite iron. Compacted …

The paper presents the results of studies of the effect of chromium concentration on the
solidification process, microstructure and selected properties of cast iron with vermicular …

In the present study, austempering heat treatment was performed on compacted graphite
aluminum cast iron with the chemical composition of 4.8 wt% Al, 3.2 wt% C, 0.81 wt% Ni …

Compacted graphite was obtained using inmold technology. The effect of aluminium on the
crystallization process, microstructure, ferrite microhardness, and hardness of compacted …

The kinetics of austempering of two ductile iron alloys, Fe–3· 5C–2· 5Si and Fe–3· 6C–2· 7Si–
0· 7Cu, was investigated. The alloys were austempered for various times at 623 K (350° C) …

Cast iron probably represents one of the most widely utilized constructive materials in our
modern industrial world. This is due not only to the excellent mechanical and tribological …