Metallographic and microscopic x-ray spectrum analyses are used to study the special features of microstructure of pearlite-ferrite high-strength cast iron with globular graphite. It is shown that globular graphite has a polycrystalline structure and bears ferrite over boundaries of pyramidal crystals.
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Performed with participation of A. I. Pokrovskii
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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 4, pp. 9 – 14, April, 2013.
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Chaus, A.S., Sojka, J. & Chaplovich, L. Special features of the internal structure of globular graphite in high-strength cast iron. Met Sci Heat Treat 55, 175–180 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-013-9601-0
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