Microstructure casting

Another form of microstructural galvanic corrosion, graphitic corrosion, is unique to gray and nodular cast irons. It may be encountered in cast iron pumps and other cast iron components. It is a homogeneous form of galvanic corrosion, not requiring connection to a different metal. 

The specimen in Fig. 17.15 is part of a cast iron pump impeller. The spongelike surface contours are apparent, as is the black coating that covers surfaces exposed to the cooling water. Microstructural examinations revealed preferential deterioration of the iron matrix surrounding the graphite flakes. 

O. Yanagisawa, A. Almansour, K. Matsugi, T. Hatayama. Computer simulation for sohdified microstructure prediction of spheroidal graphite cast iron of the Fe-C-Si system. J Jpn Inst Met 50 1101, 1996. 

Table VII shows the data on the effect of the low-temperature irradiation on the tensile properties of cast 98-2 solder (98% lead-2% tin). These data indicate that the radiation had no effect on the tensile properties of the commercial solder which is used for the side seam of tinplate containers. Metallographic examination confirmed the absence of change in the microstructure of the solder after irradiation. (Figure 2).

The relative concentration of the various butadiene microstructures, (1,4 cis, 1,4 trans, and 1,2 vinyl), were determined from the infrared spectra of solid films cast on KC1.(26) The 1,2 microstructure content of all the polymers considered in this paper were between 5-8 mole percent as determined from the IR spectra. Number average and the weight average molecular weight of the polymers were obtained via osmotic pressure and HPLC. The molecular weight of all polymers is around 200,000 g/mole while the polydispersities were about 1.1 thus, all of these polymers have a relatively narrow molecular weight distribution. Note, that both the precursor diene blocks and hydrogenated copolymers... 

Once the structural support layers have been fabricated by extrusion or EPD for tubular cells or by tape casting or powder pressing for planar cells, the subsequent cell layers must be deposited to complete the cell. A wide variety of fabrication methods have been utilized for this purpose, with the choice of method or methods depending on the cell geometry (tubular or planar, and overall size) materials to be deposited and support layer material, both in terms of compatibility of the process with the layer to be deposited and with the previously deposited layers, and desired microstructure of the layer being deposited. In general, the methods can be classified into two very broad categories wet-ceramic techniques and direct-deposition techniques. 

Corbin SF, Lee J, and Qiao X. Influence of green formulation and pyrolyzable particulates on the porous microstructure and sintering characteristics of tape cast ceramics. J. Am. Cer. Soc. 2001 84 41 17. 

Zr-based AB2 Laves phase alloys consist of cast polycrystalline and nanocrystalline structures. The nanocrystalline microstructure could be obtained for quenching the melt-spun alloys after annealing151. Figure 1 shows SEM Micrographs of the cast Polycrystalline ABi Alloys. Microstructures of AB2-1 alloys consist of cubic C15 Laves phase, hexagonal C14 Laves phase and of AB2-4 is only Cl5. The white one of non Laves in AB2-I and AB2-4 is the phase Zr9Nil 1 and Zr7NilO respectively. 

Fig. 7 Room temperature FET-mobility of P3HT in different microstructures. Downward triangles, spin-coated regioregular film, upward triangles, solution cast film. From [83] with permission. Copyright (1999) by Macmillan Publishers...

Microstructures in cast irons are also dramatically influenced by cooling rates. If cooling is rapid, no graphite precipitates. Rather, the alloy solidifies in the metastable Fe-Fe3C state. In that state, the carbon is combined with iron as iron carbides. The fractured surface of carbidic cast iron is white. Such irons are hard and are not readily machined. Carbidic iron castings are used for some special applications, when abrasion resistance is important. 

Figure 2.13 Microstructures obtained by varying thermal treatments in cast irons (Gf = graphite flakes = graphite rosettes G = graphite nodules P = pearlite). From K. M. Ralls, T. H. Courtney, and J. Wulff, Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering. Copyright 1976 by John Wiley Sons, Inc. This material is used by permission of John Wiley Sons, Inc.

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