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Method of graphitizing cast iron

  • US 2,973,564 A
  • Filed: 04/29/1958
  • Issued: 03/07/1961
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1957
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. THE METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GRAY IRON CASTING HAVING IMPROVED METALLURGICAL QUALITY WHICH COMPRISES ESTABLISHING A BATH OF CAST IRON HAVING SUCH A COMPOSITION THAT IT TENDS TO FREEZE AS A WHITE CAST IRON CONTAINING CARBIDES WHEN POURED INTO A MOLD, CASTING METAL FROM SAID BATH INTO A MOLD, AND GRAPHITIZING SAID METAL BY APPLYING VIBRATION AT A FREQUENCY OF AT LEAST ABOUT 50 CYCLES PER MINUTE TO SAID METAL DURING THE SOLIDIFICATION THEREOF TO FORM A CASTING HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY NO RETAINED CARBIDES AND HAVING IMPROVED METALLURGICAL QUALITY.

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