Fracture Toughness Data for Cast Irons 1

[Carburize]

Does anybody have any references to fracture toughness data for Ductile (Nodular) cast irons?
The only one I have been able to find so far is:
Bradley and Srinivasan, International Materials Review
Vol 35, No 3, 1990

 

[TVP]

There has been quite a bit of work in this area since 1990. Take a look at these references:

http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/search?q=fracture+toughness+cast+iron&ds=jnl&g=s&t=all

 

[Carburize]

Toby - thank you - I should have clarified that I have lots of data on austempered ductile iron and am searching for inforamtion on as-cast and "conventional" heat treated ductile iron, however several of the references look promising and I will check further.

 

[metengr]

The Ductile Iron Society may be of help. The link below provides KId values for various grades of ductile iron

http://www.ductile.org/didata/Section3/3part2.htm#Fracture Behaviour

 

[unclesyd]

Try this site I think you will like the results. If the link doesn't work just go

http://www.sae.org

and search for Ductile Iron

http://www.sae.org/servlets/SiteSea...search.jsp&qt=ductile+iron&ofType=ALL&x=3&y=4

 

[arunmrao]

Some of the research workers in this area were GNJ Gilbert, Cox, (perhaps from Swansea University, BCIRA researchers, If you could get books edited by H D Merchant, Lux, Minkoff etc on Metallurgy of cast irons you could get most of the references.

I have reprints of most of these, if you need and find it difficult to get any of the above references please let me know. I could consider sending them to you.

 

[Carburize]

arunrao - do you have any data specific to annealed ductile iron?

 

[arunmrao]

Yes there are works on annealed ductile iron with 100% ferritic matrix. Please give me a day's time to go to my office and refer as I have just returned after a tour to the middle east.

Also one of my friend, has worked on fracture toughness properties of sand cast and permanent molded castings. I shall try and give his email id too.