Abstract
The effect of primary austenite morphology on the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of hypoeutectic compacted graphite Fe-C-Si alloys (CGI) is studied by isothermal coarsening experiments. Secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) and the morphological characteristics related to the surface area of primary austenite, Mγ and DIDHyd, increase with the cube root of coarsening time. UTS decreases linearly with increasing coarseness of primary austenite. The eutectic and eutectoid microstructures are unaffected by the primary austenite morphology. These observations demonstrate the strong influence of primary austenite morphology on the mechanical properties of hypoeutectic CGI alloys.
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