Malleable Iron Property Casting Quality
Malleable Iron Property Casting Quality
Malleable Iron Property Casting Quality
In its cast state it is very hard and brittle and unsuitable for most engi-
neering applications. A controlled heat treatment process (annealing) is
applied to the cast material which changes the structure and reduces the
carbon content. The resulting microstructure gives a material which is
less hard, no longer brittle and now has good malleable and ductile prop-
erties while retaining a sufficiently high strength.
Types
There are two distinct types of malleable cast iron which are dependent
mainly on the annealing method used. Their names result from the differ-
ent visual appearances at the fracture surfaces: Whiteheart malleable
iron and Blackheart malleable iron.
Blackheart malleable iron is usually annealed in an inert atmosphere (protective gas or vacuum) and has a
uniform microstructure. The higher carbon content is everly distributed throughout the structure.
Materials compare:
Tensile
Yield Strength Elongation
strength Hardness
Standard Grade
(HB)
(MPa) (%)
(MPa)
KTH300-6 300 - 6
GB 9440-
KTH330-8 330 - 8 150
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KTH350-10 350 200 10 Professional Supplier of Casting Parts In China
B30-06 300 - 6
ISO 5922
B32-12 320 190 12 150
BS 6681
B35-06 350 200 10