Abstract
The paper presents the results of the analysis of cooling curves of cast iron with approximately eutectic composition rasterized at different rates of cooling and ingot crystallization. The test samples were in the form of rods with a diameter of 30,0.mm and a coagulation modulus M = 0.75 cm. They were cast in a sand mould made of furan mass placed on a chill in the form of a cast-iron plate, with which one of the front surfaces of the rod casting was in contact. In this way, a differentiated cooling rate along the rod was achieved. At selected distances from the chiller (5, 15, 25, 25 and 45 mm) thermocouple moulds were placed in the cavity to record the cooling curves used in thermal (AT) and derivation (ATD) analysis. The solidification time of the ingot in the part farthest from the chiller was about 200s, which corresponds to the solidification time in the test cup AT. An analysis of the recorded cooling curves was performed in order to determine the values of characteristic points on the AT curve (Tsol. Tliq, ΔTrecal., τclot, etc.). Relationships between cooling time and rate and characteristic points on AT and ATD curves were developed. For example, Tsol min changes in the range of 1115 - 1145 for the range of cast iron solidification times in the selected ingot zone from ~ 70 to ~ 200 s, which corresponds to the process speed from 0.0047 to 0.014 [1/s]. The work also includes an analysis of other characteristic points on the AT and ATD curves as functions of the solidification rate of cast iron of the same composition.
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