metallography dot com logo The table below accompanies the article by Janina Radzikowska, Senior Metallographer, The Foundary Research Institute (Instytut Odlewnictwa) Kraków, Poland. It shows the compositions and carbon equivalent (CE) values for the cast irons in the study. The article was originally published by Buehler in Tech-Notes, Volume 2, Issue 2 and is reproduced here with the kind permission of the Editor, Mr. George Vander Voort, former Director, Research and Technology, Buehler Ltd., who granted it while still at Buehler.
Table 1: Composition of Cast Irons (Wt. %, balance Fe)
Figure # C Si Mn P S Ni Mg Cu Other CE
1 2.1 2.8 0.38 0.06 0.03 - - - 3.05
2, 12 2.8 1.85 1.05 0.04 0.025 - - - 3.43
3 3.5 2.95 0.40 0.08 0.02 0.13 - 0.15 4.51
4 3.5 2.7 0.55 0.13 0.02 - 0.03 - 0.46 Al 4.44
5 4.3 1.5 0.5 0.12 0.08 - - - 4.84
6 3.45 2.55 0.30 0.04 0.01 0.80 0.07 0.55 4.31
7 3.6 2.9 0.14 0.04 0.02 0.16 0.06 - 4.58
8 3.7 2.3 0.21 0.03 0.01 0.82 0.02 - 4.48
9 3.6 2.9 0.14 0.04 0.02 0.16 0.06 - 4.58
10, 13 3.3 1.64 0.31 1.42 0.11 - - - 4.32
11 3.3 1.9 0.3 0.49 0.04 - - 1.2 4.10
14 3.7 1.25 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.24 0.06 - 4.12
15 3.7 1.25 0.2 0.02 0.02 0.22 0.06 - 4.12
16 2.8 2.8 0.2 0.045 0.02 0.88 0.04 0.48 - 3.75
17, 18 3.0 2.7 0.45 0.07 0.025 - - - Te to
mould 		3.92

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