Use of the dactyling effect to obtain a compositional structure in white iron during forming

Abstract

Cast iron is traditionally used as a casting alloy for the manufacture of products operating in various industries. White cast irons are used for parts with high wear resistance due to the presence in their composite structure a large number of eutectic carbides, which are located around the dendrites of the solid solution and provide a high level of hardness and strength. The location of eutectic colonies in the form of a mesh causes a low level of ability to withstand impact loading, facilitates the chipping of individual “grains” in abrasive wear and limits the use of these alloys. The use of forming process allows us to grind the eutectic mesh in the structure of white cast iron, which significantly improves the complex of mechanical and operational properties. But the low level of plasticity of white cast iron in the cast state does not allow widespread using white cast iron plastic deformation. The possibility of hot deformation of cast iron workpieces with different speeds and schemes was investigated. The deformation rate of alloys was varied due to the use of different equipment for mass and small-series production using different types of metal forming.