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Effect of carbon equivalent on thermal and mechanical properties of compacted graphite cast iron

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Yangzhen Liu*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, People's Republic of China
Jiandong Xing
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, People's Republic of China
Yefei Li*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, People's Republic of China
Yong Wang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, People's Republic of China
Lei Wang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, People's Republic of China
Baochao Zheng
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, People's Republic of China
Dong Tao
Affiliation:
School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, People's Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: liuyangzhen626@163.com
b)e-mail: yefeili@126.com
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Abstract

The effects of carbon equivalent on thermal and mechanical properties of compacted graphite cast irons were investigated at ambient temperature, 300 and 500 °C, respectively. The group implied the change of carbon content to control the carbon equivalent. The results indicated that with the increasing carbon equivalent from 4.43 to 4.74, the graphite count increase. The thermal conductivity was 48.64, 44.55, 49.04, and 50.36 W/mK for carbon equivalent about 4.43–4.74 of compacted graphite cast irons at ambient temperature, respectively. With an increase in temperature, the thermal conductivity decrease. Moreover, with the increasing carbon equivalent, the tensile strength and yield strength increase initially, and then decrease at ambient temperature, 300 and 500 °C, respectively. With an increase in temperature, the tensile strength and yield strength decrease. Characterization of fracture surface indicated that the mixed ductile-brittle fracture mode prevailed in the compacted graphite cast irons with different carbon equivalents.

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