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Identification of Mg2Cu particles in Cu-alloyed austempered ductile iron

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In the present work, the Mg2Cu precipitates in copper-alloyed austempered ductile iron (ADI) were identified by analyzing techniques such as TEM and SEM with EDS. It was revealed that, in castings made of ADI-containing copper, highly dispersed particles of Mg2Cu are formed, whose size does not exceed <1 μm. The research work was carried out on ductile iron that was austenitized at 900 °C, followed by austempering at 380 °C. The microstructure was investigated using various techniques, including optical microscopy, XRD, SEM, and TEM. In addition to this, the exhibited impact properties of castings with Cu, Ni, and Cu+Ni were also determined. This study casts a new light on the formation of the structure of Cu-alloyed ADI. The highly-dispersive and brittle Mg2Cu particles that are located in the vicinity of the graphite nodules have a negative effect on the impact properties of ADI. It has also been shown that impact strength decreases from levels of 160-180 J (for copper-free ADI) to 90-120 J (for copper-and copper-nickel-alloyed ADI).

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  1. Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Department of Cast Alloys and Composites Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, 30-059, Poland

    Marcin Górny, Edward Tyrała & Gabriela Sikora

  2. Institute of the Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, 30-059, Poland

    Łukasz Rogal

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Górny, M., Tyrała, E., Sikora, G. et al. Identification of Mg2Cu particles in Cu-alloyed austempered ductile iron. Met. Mater. Int. 24, 95–100 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-017-7234-3

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