STUDY OF THE SUITABILITY OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CASTING MATERIALS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A SHIP ENGINE
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Published:2021-09-30
Issue:5
Volume:55
Page:
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ISSN:1580-3414
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Container-title:Materiali in tehnologije
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language:
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Short-container-title:Mater. Tehnol.
Author:
Galán Juan José,Varela-Fernández Nuria,Graña-López Manuel Ángel,Filgueira-Vizoso Almudena,García-Diez Ana
Abstract
The objective of this work was to study the suitability of three types of cast iron for the manufacture of a ship engine: EN-GJS-500-7U for the manufacture of the engine block, EN-GJS-400-15U for the cylinder head and EN-GJL-200 for the liner. Tensile tests were carried out to obtain the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of each material. The results for the UTS were: 460 MPa for EN-GJS-500-7U, 390 MPa for EN-GJS-400-15U and 170 MPa for EN-GJL-200. Likewise, Brinell-hardness measurements were carried out and the elements present in the materials were determined with spectrometry. Finally, the size of graphite particles in each sample was determined.
Publisher
Institute of Metals and Technology
Subject
Metals and Alloys,Polymers and Plastics