Title

Thermodynamic Analysis and Impact of Quenching on Microstructure & Mechanical Properties of High Silicon Ductile Iron

Journal title

Archives of Foundry Engineering

Yearbook

2025

Volume

Accepted articles

Authors

Joseph, B. David ; Pustal, B. ; Weirich, T. ; Bührig-Polaczek, A.

Affiliation

Joseph, B. David : Foundry Institute, RWTH Aachen, Germany ; Pustal, B. : Foundry Institute, RWTH Aachen, Germany ; Weirich, T. : Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, RWTH Aachen, Germany ; Bührig-Polaczek, A. : Foundry Institute, RWTH Aachen, Germany

Keywords

Ductile iron ; Silicon superstructures ; Thermodynamics ; Quenching ; Impact energy

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Publisher

The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

17.03.2025

Publication type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/afe.2025.153773