White solidification

Solidification of cast iron resulting in white structure. If the solidification below the eutectic temperature of the metastable system (figure 1) remains, the structure of a typically white cast iron (figure 2) is received. The whole carbon in bound shape is happens. The name white solidification recorded the cracked surface which has a bright, radially appearance because it is solidified free of graphite. In opposite to this is faced by grey solidification.

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Supercooling
Flake graphite cast iron
Nodular graphite cast iron
Eutectic graphite quantity
Solidification
Structure formation of cast iron

  • Figure 1. Cooling curve of a complete solidified cast iron
  • Figure 2. Structure of white solidified cast iron, magnification 100:1, etched