Defect formation mechanisms in lamellar cast iron related to the casting geometry

• Although lamellar cast iron has been used in advanced applications for about twenty years, our knowledge about the mechanisms affecting microstructure and defect formation is relatively limited. The present paper summarizes some solidification related phenomena from a series of recently published peer reviewed papers and scientific theses and suggests a mechanism of defect formation which is dependent on the shape of the solidifying casting geometry. When shrinkage porosity or metal expansion penetration occurs evidence of material transport in the intergranular zone of primary equiaxed austenite grains in the casting and in the intergranular regions between the sand grains in the mold material is seen. Material transport occurs across the casting-mold interface where the existence of or the permeability of the primary columnar zone determines if material transport can take place.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik -- Metallurgi och metalliska material (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering -- Metallurgy and Metallic Materials (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Lamellar Cast Iron

Columnar Zone

Equiaxed Zone

Permeability

Material Transport

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