Influence of Nodularizing and Inoculation Treatment on the Microstructure Characteristic and Mechanical Property of Lower Bainite Cast Iron

  • SUN Ting ,
  • SONG Renbo ,
  • LI Yaping ,
  • YANG Fuqiang ,
  • WU Chunjing ,
  • WANG Zhiying
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  • 1.School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083;
    2.Beijing CISRI-GAONA Materials & Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100094

Online published: 2015-10-15

Abstract

Casting samples contained different forms of graphite are obtained by different nodularizing and inoculation treatments in vacuum mid-frequency induction furnace. The lower bainite cast irons are prepared after continuous cooling in nitrate and nitrite mixed media and tempering at 250 ℃ for 2 h. The influence of nodularizing and inoculation treatment on spheroidization effect is confirmed. The relationships between microstructure characteristic, mechanical property and graphite forms are investigated. Results show that:The temperature and time of spheroidizing treatment have a significant effect on the absorptivity of Mg, the evaporation loss of Mg is intensified as the temperature exceeds 1 500 ℃, and the absorptivity of Mg reaches up to 64.2% as spheroidizing treatment temperature of 1 450 ℃ is used; Meanwhile, there is also obvious influence of inoculation treatment on the form and distribution of graphite, as the addition of post inoculation increases up to 1.2%, the graphite is spheroidized adequately. The spheroidization rate of graphite is 93%, and the grain size reaches up to grade 9; In addition, the comprehensive mechanical property of lower bainite cast iron after heat treatment is improved for the small size and uniform distribution of spheroidal graphite.

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SUN Ting , SONG Renbo , LI Yaping , YANG Fuqiang , WU Chunjing , WANG Zhiying . Influence of Nodularizing and Inoculation Treatment on the Microstructure Characteristic and Mechanical Property of Lower Bainite Cast Iron[J]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2015 , 51(20) : 128 -134 . DOI: 10.3901/JME.2015.20.128

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