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Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI), also known as ausferritic ductile iron, is the most recent addition to the ductile iron family. It is produced by giving conventional ductile iron a special heat treatment called austempering. The austempering heat treatment transforms ductile iron to ADI, bringing about excellent strength, toughness, and fatigue characteristics.
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
Two heats(H1andH2) of spheroidal graphite iron were produced in a tea spout ladle method.
charges consist of 100kg pig iron, 400kg SG returns , 500kg steel scrap , 35kg coconut charcoal
Melted in 1000kg capacity of coreless induction furnace 2 kg of cu was added in second heat during melting . Tapping &pouring of metal to ensure the high level of nodule count . The final chemistry of iron treated iron given In table 1
HEAT H1 H2
Si
Mn
Cr
Ni
Mo
Cu
Mg
0.00 9
0.02 4
0.02 0.02
0.05 0.05
0.02 0.02
0.06 0.45
0.04 0.04 6
0.010 0.02 3
bounded with furan resin catalyst to cast Y block as per ASTM 897
1. A-B: Heating up to austenizing temperature 2. B-C: Holding at austempering temperature 3. C-D: Quenching to the austempering temperature 4. E-F: Air cooling to the room temperature
The XRD pattern of austempered ductile iron (H2) austempered at different temperatures and different times as shown in following figures (Fig 8, 9, 10, 11,and 12).
The best combination of mechanical properties in ADI can be obtained after the completion of the first stage reaction but before the onset of the second reaction. The time interval between the completion of the first reaction and the onset of the second reaction is termed as process window.
Fig.11. Austempered
at 3500C for
one hour
Stage 1
Cu supresses carbide formation in lower bainite . Cu widen the austenite zone of phase diagram . Stage 2 Due to Cu addition and results in prevention of properties
APPLICATION OF ADI