Iron castings, essential components in various industries, are hard products formed by combining iron with carbon. Unlike steel, iron castings contain a higher proportion of carbon, typically ranging from 2 to 4.3 percent, along with varying amounts of silicon, manganese, sulfur, phosphorus, and other impurities.
The production process of iron castings involves melting iron ore in a blast furnace to obtain pig iron, which is then cast into ingots known as pigs. These pigs are remelted along with scrap and other alloying elements in furnaces, such as cupolas, and recast into molds to produce a variety of products.
During the casting process, liquid metal is delivered into a mold through a hollow channel, known as a sprue, to achieve the desired shape. Traditional casting techniques, including lost wax casting, centrifugal casting, vacuum assist direct pour casting, platter mold casting, and sand casting, are employed to create intricate shapes efficiently.
Iron castings exhibit various mechanical properties, including hardness, toughness, elasticity, ductility, malleability, tensile strength, and fatigue strength. These properties contribute to their resistance to abrasion, ability to absorb energy, capacity to return to their original dimensions after deformation, and resistance to fracture under stress.
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