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High-Temperature Low-Cycle Fatigue Property of Heat-Resistant Ductile-Cast Irons

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This study examined the high-temperature degradation behavior of two types of heat-resistant Si-Mo ductile cast iron (Fe-3.4C-3.7Si-0.4Mo and Fe-3.1C-4.5Si-1.0Mo) with particular attention paid to the mechanical properties and overall oxidation resistance. Tension and low-cycle fatigue properties were examined at 600 °C and 800 °C. The mechanical tests and metallographic and fractographic analyses showed that cast iron containing higher Si and Mo contents had a higher tensile strength and longer fatigue life at both temperatures than cast iron with lower levels due to the phase transformations of pearlite and carbide. The Coffin–Manson type equation was used to assess the fatigue mechanism suggesting that the higher Si-Mo alloy was stronger but less ductile than the lower Si-Mo alloy at 600 °C. However, similar properties for both alloys were observed at 800 °C because of softening and oxidation effects. Analysis of the isothermal oxidation behavior at those temperatures showed that mixed Fe2SiO4 layers were formed and the resulting scaling kinetics was much faster for low Si-Mo containing iron. With increasing temperature, subsurface degradation such as decarburization, voids, and cracks played a significant role in the overall oxidation resistance.

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Acknowledgments

This study was partly supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the National Research Lab. This program was funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (Grant No. R0A-2007-000-10011-0) and partly by the Metals Data Bank Program funded by the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy (MKE) (Grant No. 07NB-003).

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  1. Research Institute of Engineering and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701, Korea

    Yoon-Jun Kim (Research Professor)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701, Korea

    Yoon-Jun Kim (Research Professor) & Ho Jang (Professor)

  3. Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon, 305-719, Korea

    Yong-Jun Oh (Professor)

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Kim, YJ., Jang, H. & Oh, YJ. High-Temperature Low-Cycle Fatigue Property of Heat-Resistant Ductile-Cast Irons. Metall Mater Trans A 40, 2087–2097 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-9911-4

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