The purpose of ductile iron casting parts treatment is aiming at two aspects: First, change the matrix to improve the performance of ductile iron casting parts; second is to eliminate stress of ductile iron casting parts.It is worth noting that the heat treatment of ductile iron casting parts can not change the original shape and distribution of graphite, which turned out to be flaky or spherical graphite flake or ball remains after heat treatment, and heat treatment of ductile iron casting parts will not change the size, as well as distribution.
(1)\Dead time of ductile iron casting
The cooling rate in casting of ductile iron casting parts is not the same from outside to inside, so that forming casting stress. If not eliminated, the components will warp or even crack in the process of cutting and using. In order to release the stress we will use two methods of artificial aging and natural aging.
After the ductile iron casting parts is heated to about 500 ~ 560 ℃, they are holding a certain time, then take out the casting parts with furnace cooling by air cooling, this time for the artificial aging; natural aging cast iron is stored ductile iron casting parts outdoors from 6 to 18 months, so that the natural release of stress, such aging may release the part of stress, but the heat treatment of ductile iron casting parts has not adopted because of long time, low efficiency.