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Posts tagged ‘Metallurgy. foundry’

14
Nov

Basics of Ferrous Metallurgy

Definition:

Metallurgy is the study of

  • Mining
  • Refining
  • Altering the properties & preparing for use

From the all known metals we are going to discuss changing the properties of:

Gray iron & Steel: In chemical terms, steels has carbon content  from 0.05% to 1.70% while Gray iron has carbon from 1.7% to 4.0% .

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6
Aug

Survey on the Methods of Nodular Cast Iron Production

 

Study submitted in the Symposium on Foundry Technology

Cairo December 1972

By

S.E. KHALIL— I.M MORSY —M.K HUSSEIN

The high consumption of Ingot Molds and the cracking of Cast Iron Pipes urge the Egyptian foundries to produce them from nodular cast iron. Ingot Molds made from this cast iron lasts 2:2.5 longer than that of gray cast iron (Ref. 1).

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