Effects of Vermicularizing Rate on Thermal Fatigue Behavior of Vermicular Graphite Iron
Author of the article:XIONGBiwei1, LI Yuan2, WANG Gang3, WANG Yanrong1, ZHU Yongguo3, LIU Yuting1, LIU Mengge2
Author's Workplace:1. Institute of China North Engine, Tianjin 037000, China; 2. School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710021, China; 3. Shandong Dachai Cylinder Block & Cylinder Head Co., Ltd., LaiYang 265200, China
Key Words:vermicular graphite iron; crack; vermicularizing rate; thermal cycle
Abstract:
The influence of different vermicularizing rates (55%, 70%, 90%) on thermal fatigue behavior of vermicular
graphite cast iron was studied by heating and cooling and V-notched sample. The results show that the thermal fatigue
resistance of vermicular graphite cast iron increases first and then decreases with the increase of vermicular graphite. When
the vermicularizing rate is 70%, the thermal fatigue resistance of vermicular graphite cast iron is the best. The mechanism
of crack initiation and propagation of vermicular graphite cast iron is significantly different with different vermicularizing
rates. When the vermicularizing rate is 90%, the V-notched crack is obviously initiated, and the main crack generated a
secondary crack along the vermicular graphite. Finally, the V-notched form a collapse trend. However, when the creep rate
is 70% and 55%, the cracks near the V-notched are significantly reduced, and only a small number of tiny cracks are
generated in the tip of the spheroidal graphite and the matrix, and the cracks do not expand significantly, with a low
tendency to generate cracks, and the V-notched depression does not form collapse.