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Special Features of the Microstructure of Cast Iron with Spheroidal Graphite

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Metallographic and microscopic x-ray spectrum analyses are used to study the special features of the microstructure of perlite-ferrite cast iron with spheroidal graphite. The internal polycrystalline structure of the spheroidal graphite is discussed, and the presence of ferrite precipitates over the boundaries of pyramidal crystals forming spherulites is proved. Data qualifying the nature of nucleus in a spheroidal graphite inclusion are presented.

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  1. We acknowledge participation of J. Sojka and L. Čaplovič in the work.

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The work has been performed with financial support of Project VEGA No. 1/0520/15.

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 7, pp. 53 – 62, July, 2015.

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Chaus, A.S. Special Features of the Microstructure of Cast Iron with Spheroidal Graphite. Met Sci Heat Treat 57, 419–427 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-015-9899-x

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