WillmanIndustriesTechnicalFactSheetSolutionStrengthenedDuctileIronGrades

For50plusyearsthefoundryindustryhasproducedductileirontothesame,almostunchanged,specificationswhich
aredefinedbytheirtensilestrength,yieldstrengthandelongationasdesignatedinthetablebelow:

Grade UTS(Tensile)Strength(min) YieldStrength(min) %Elongation(min)

604018 60,000 40,000 18%
805506 80,000 55,000 6%
1007003 100,000 70,000 3%
ThesearethespecificationsbroadlycoveredbyASTMA536

Therehavebeensometechnicaladvancesinthemeantime,specificallyaustemperedductileiron,whichprovideshigher
strengthswithelongationsupto11%.Althoughverygoodproductstheyhavethedisadvantageofrequiringaspecial
andnotinexpensiveheattreatment.

AnewgenerationofductileironshasbeendevelopedbyWillmanIndustries.Thesenewgradesproducehigher
strengthswithevengreaterelongation.Thesegradescanbeproducedascastwithgreateruniformityofcasting
propertiesthantheoriginalductileirongradesshownabove.

WillmanIndustrieshasdevelopedthreenewtentativespecificationswhichareasfollows:

Grade UTS(Tensile)Strength(min) YieldStrength(min) %Elongation(min)

DI75 75,000 55,000 21%
DI80 80,000 60,000 18%
DI90 90,000 65,000 15%

Thesenewgradesdonotexhibitthesectionsensitivityoftheoriginalductileirongrades.Also,thehardnessand
mechanicalpropertiesareextraordinarilyuniformthroughoutallthecastingsections.

Tosimplifythecomparison,themiddlegrade(806018)meetstheelongationrequirement(18%)ofthestandard6040
18,butpossesseshighertensileandyieldstrength.Howeverforthosesolelyinterestedinelongationthereisanew
grade,705521,whichhashigherelongationaswellashigheryieldandtensilestrength.Itshouldalsobenotedthat
theyieldtotensilestrengthratioofthesenewgradesistypically75%whereasthefirstgenerationhasaratioofabout
65%.Thisgivesengineersmoreleewayindesign,sincethelimitofproportionalityishigherforanygiventensile.
Similarlythefatiguestrengthsarehigheratanygivenelongation.

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Rev8 11/02/2015