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INDUSTREALIZE

  • Aerospace
    • Titanium Blisk
    • Inconel Blisk
    • Jet Engine Case
    • Landing Gear - Main Fitting
    • Landing Gear - Torque Link
    • Jet Engine Blade
  • Medical
    • Dental Screw
    • Hip Joint - Head
    • Hip Joint- Shell
    • Hip Joint- Stem
    • Bone Plate
    • Knee Joint - Tibial
    • Knee Joint - Spacer
    • Knee Joint - Femoral
    • Monoaxial Bone Screw
  • Automotive
    • Connecting Rod
    • Aluminum Wheels
    • Turbo Charger
    • Brake Caliper
    • Crankshaft
    • Cylinder Head
    • Cylinder Block
    • Differential Housing
    • Cylinder Head - Cast Iron
    • Tow bar
    • Brake Caliper Bracket
    • Steering Knuckle
    • Rear Knuckle
    • Electric Car Battery Case
    • Electric Car Motor Housing
  • Bearing
    • Ball Bearing - Outer Ring
    • Ball Bearing - Inner Ring
    • Blade Bearing
  • Railway
    • New Wheel
    • Re-New Wheel
    • Axie Shaft
    • Rail Tracks -Slide Plate
    • Switcher
    • Connecting Link
    • Bogie Frame
    • Connecting link Type 60E1
  • Oil & Gas
    • Rock Bits
    • Pipe and Coupling Sleeves Onshore Parts
    • Pressure Valve
    • Frac Pump
    • Wellheads
  • MTB
    • Lathe Machines
    • Multi-Spindle Milling Machine
    • Machine Centers
    • Swiss type / Automatic Machines
    • Multi-Tasking Machines
    • Multi-Spindle Turning Machines
    • Transfer Line Machines
    • Vertical Multi-Tasking Machines
  • Wind Energy
    • Rotor Blade
    • Blade Adapter
    • Blade Bearing
    • Rotor Hub
    • Bearing Housing
    • Main Shaft
    • Gear Sub Parts
    • Planetary Carrier
    • Support Base
    • Yaw Rings
    • Tower Flange
  • Power Generation
    • Kaplan Blade
    • Gas & Steam - Turbine Rotor Shaft
  • Off Road
    • Boom
    • H-Links
    • Main Frame
    • Bucket Link
    • Connecting Dipper
    • Loader Frame
  • Die & Mold
    • Extrusion Die
    • Mold Base
  • General Engineering
    • Blades Method
    • Radial Rotary Method
    • Planetary Movement Method
    • Solid Bar Planetary Movement
    • Slitting Plates
    • Slitting Solid Bar
    • Heavy Duty Face Milling

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Material Info

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Material Group - Grey Cast Iron


Grey iron is a type of cast iron that has a graphitic microstructure.
It is thus named after the grey color of the fracture it forms, which is due to the presence of graphite.
Grey cast iron is used for housings where tensile strength is non-critical, such as internal combustion engine cylinder blocks, pump housings, valve bodies, etc. Grey cast iron's high thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity are often used to make disc brake rotors.

Advantages and Disadvantages
Grey iron is a common engineering alloy because of its relatively low cost and good machinability, which results from the graphite lubricating the cut and breaking up the chips. It also has good wear resistance because the graphite flakes self-lubricate. The graphite also gives grey iron an excellent damping capacity because it absorbs the energy. The silicon promotes good corrosion resistance.
Compared to the more modern iron alloys, grey iron has a low tensile strength and ductility.
Therefore, its impact and shock resistance are almost non-existent.
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