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Cast iron technology /

Cast Iron Technology presents a critical review of the nature of cast irons. It discusses the types of cast iron and the general purpose of cast irons. It also presents the history of the iron founding industry.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elliott, Roy, Ph. D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Boston : Butterworths, 1988.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Preface; Chapter 1: An introduction to cast irons; Publisher Summary; The nature of cast irons; Types of cast iron; General purpose cast irons; Special purpose white and alloy cast irons; The iron founding industry-past, present and future; Casting in the 1980s; Chapter 2: Liquid metal preparation; Publisher Summary; The liquid state; Cupola melting; Electric melting; Compositional control during liquid metal preparation; The graphitization potential of liquid iron; Inoculation of liquid iron; Chapter 3: Solidification of cast irons
  • Publisher SummaryIntroduction; Solidification science; Primary cast iron solidification structures; Thermal analysis as a quality control test; Chapter 4: Solid state transformations; Publisher Summary; Introduction; The fundamentals of heat treatment; The heat treatment of cast irons; Stress relief heat treatment; Annealing heat treatment; Heat treatments to promote mechanical properties; Hot quenching techniques; Surface hardening; Joining processes for cast iron; Chapter 5: Some founding considerations; Publisher Summary; Casting design; Computer aided design (CAD); Patterns
  • Running, gating and feedingMoulding and coremaking practice; Fettling; Chapter 6: Microstructural features of cast irons; Publisher Summary; White cast iron; Grey phosphoric cast iron; Grey flake irons; Abnormal graphite flake forms; Coral graphite; Spheroidal graphite; Intercellular carbides in spheroidal irons; Malleable cast irons; Austempered spheroidal irons; Alloy cast irons; Low temperature brazing of cast irons; Welding of cast irons; Index