Hand mould casting

Material information on hand mould casting

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Hand mould casting - cast iron with lamellar graphite (grey cast iron)

Wall thicknesses in mm Wall thicknesses in mm
Material
designations
to EN 1561		 2,5-5 5-10 2,5-5 20-40 40-80 80-150 2,5-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 40-80 80-150
Tensile strength Rm in N/mm2 Hardness in one piece in HB
EN-GJL-150
EN-JL 1020*		 150 -250 150 -250 150 -250 170 -260 140 -225 125 -205
EN-GJL-200
EN-JL 1030*		 200 -300 200 -300 200 -300 200 -300 170 -160 150 -230 135 -210 120 -195
EN-GJL-250
EN-JL 1040*		 250 -300 250 -350 250 -350 180 -255 160 -235 145 -215
EN-GJL-300
EN-JL 1050*		 300 -400 300 -400 min. 210 180 -255 165 -235
*EN material no. Standard values in bold Recommended choice of variety
Mechanical properties (measured on separately moulded test piece Ø 30mm)
Material designations according to EN 1561 EN-GJL150 EN-GJL-200 EN-GJL-250 EN-GJL-300
Basic structure Ferrit/Perlit Perlit Perlit Perlit
Tensile strength N/mm2 150 to 250 200 to 300 250 to 350 300 to 400
Brinell hardness HBW 105 to 205 150 to 230 180 to 255 200 to 275
0,1%-Yield point N/mm2 98 to 165 130 to 195 165 to 228 195 to 260
Breaking strain % 0,8 to 0,3 0,8 to 0,3 0,8 to 0,3 0,8 to 0,3
Compressive strength N/mm2 600 720 840 960
Flexural strength N/mm2 250 290 340 390
E-Modul (Load-dependent) kN/mm2 78 to 103 88 to 113 103 to 118 108 to 137
Flexural fatigue strength N/mm2 70 90 120 140
Tensile-compression fatigue strength N/mm2 40 50 60 75
Fracture toughness MPa√m
 12 17 20 19
Physical properties
Material designations according to EN 1561 EN-GJL150 EN-GJL-200 EN-GJL-250 EN-GJL-300
Density kg/dm3 7,10 7,15 7,20 7,25
Specific heat capacity J/(kg · K) 20 - 200 °C: 460 20 - 600 °C: 535
Thermal expansion coefficient 10-6 K-1 20 - 200 °C: 11,720 - 400 °C: 13,0
Thermal conductivity
(100 - 500 °C)		 W/(m · K) 52,5 - 48,5 50,0 - 46,0 48,5 - 44,5 47,5 - 43,0
Electrical resistance µΩ · m 0,80 0,77 0,73 0,7

Hand mould casting - cast iron with spheroidal graphite (nodular graphite cast iron)

Material designations according to EN 1563 EN-GJS- 350-22-LT 400-18-LT 400-18 400-15 500-7 600-3 700-2
EN material no. EN-JS- 1015 1025 1020 1030 1050 1060 1070
1019 1049 1062 1072 1082 1092 1102
Predominant structure


Ferrit Ferrit/Perlit Perlit
Mechanical properties (measured on separately moulded test pieces for authoritative wall thickness 30 mm)
Tensile strength N/mm2 350 400 400 400 500 500 700
0,2%-Expansion limit N/mm2 220 240 250 250 320 370 420
Breaking strain % 22 18 18 15 7 3 2
Notch impact work J - 40°C 12/9 12/9 -20 °C Average of 3 tests/single value
Brinell hardness HBW 170 120-175 120-180 120-180 170-240 180-260 220-300
Elastic modulus kN/mm2 169 169 169 169 169 174 176
Fatigue strength (selector) N/mm2 180 195 195 200 224 248 280
Fracture toughness MP/m 31 30 30 30 25 20 15
Physical properties
Density kg/dm3 7,1 7,1 7,1 7,1 7,1 7,2 7,2
Specific heat capacity 20 °C - 550 °C J/(kg · K) 515 515 515 515 515 515 515
Therm. Expansion coefficient 20 °C - 400 °C 10-6 K-1 12,5 12,5 12,5 12,5 12,5 12,5 12,5
Thermal conductivity with 300 °C W/(m · K) 36,2 36,2 36,2 36,2 35,2 35,2 31,1
Electrical resistance µΩ · m 0,50 0,50 0,50 0,50 0,51 0,53 0,54

Wear-resistant chrome-nickel cast iron (Nihard)

Material designation  Brinell hardness Chemical composition in %
HBW                                         (Mass fractions)
Abbreviation Number min. C Si Mn P S Ni Cr
EN-GJN-HB555 5.5605 555 2,5 bis 3,5 1,5 bis 2,5 0,3 bis 0,8 max. 0,08 max 0,08 4,5 bis 6,5 8,0 bis 10,0

Wear-resistant cast iron with high chromium content

Material description Chemical composition in % Brinell hardness
(Mass fractions) HBW
Abbreviation Number C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Mo Cu min.
EN-GJN-HB555(XCr14) 5.5608 1,8 to 3,6 max. 1,0 0,5 to 1,5 max. 0,08 max 0,08 14,0 to 18,0 max. 2,0 max. 3,0 max. 1,2 550

Solid solution strengthened ferritic cast iron (according to DIN EN 1563)

Material abbreviation EN-GJS-450-18 EN-GJS-500-14
Material number 5.3108 5.3109
Tensile strength Rm N/mm2 ≥ 450 ≥ 500
0,2% Yield point Rp0,2 N/mm2 ≥ 350 ≥ 400
Elongation at break A % ≥ 18 ≥ 14
Modulus of elasticity E GN/m2 ≥ 170 ≥170
Hardness 1) HBW 170-200 185 - 215
Material designation Decisive wall thickness 0,2%-Yield point Tensile strength Elongation
t Rp0,2 Rm A
mm N/mm2 N/mm2 %
Abbreviation Number min min min
EN-GJS-450-18 5.3108 t ≤ 30 350 450 18
30 ≤ t ≤ 60 340 430 14
t > 60 must be agreed between the manufacturer and the buyer
EN-GJS-500-14 5.3109 t ≤ 30 400 500 14
30 ≤ t ≤ 60 390 480 14
t > 60 must be agreed between the manufacturer and the buyer
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