The present invention provides a die-cast product producing method and a spheroidizing agent of a spherical graphite cast iron with ultrafine spherical graphite by simple method and good reproducibility.

The present invention provides a sand mold producing method and a spheroidizing agent capable of producing an ultrafine spherical graphite cast iron with good reproducibility even in a sand mold thin walled spherical graphite cast iron, which has solidification cooling conditions equivalent to those of a metal mold.

The present invention provides a producing method of a die-cast product of a spherical graphite cast iron using a spheroidizing agent, in which a C amount is 0.5 mass % or more, a total nitrogen amount N is 150 ppm (by mass) or less, and a nitrogen amount generated during melting is 15 ppm (by mass) or less, in a producing method of a sand mold cast product of a thin walled spherical graphite cast iron having a melting process, a spheroidizing process, an inoculation process, and a casting process.

The invention relates to biodegradable iron alloy-containing compositions for use in preparing medical devices. In addition, biodegradable crystalline and amorphous compositions of the invention exhibit properties that make them suitable for use as medical devices for implantation into a body of a patient. The compositions include elemental iron and one or more elements selected from manganese, magnesium, zirconium, zinc and calcium. The compositions can be prepared using a high energy milling technique. The resulting compositions and the devices formed therefrom are useful in various surgical procedures, such as but not limited to orthopedic, craniofacial and cardiovascular.

The present invention provides a casting method and cast product of spherical graphite cast iron, in which, even with a small modulus, there is no chill, the spherical graphite in the tissue is further made ultrafine, the dispersion of the particle diameter is small, and the number of the particles is several times that of the conventional one in the as cast state where heat treatment is not carried out. A casting method of a spherical graphite cast iron includes a melting process, a spheroidizing treatment process, an inoculation process, and a casting process, in which the original molten metal after the inoculation process is poured and filled up to a product space through a gate of a metal mold; where the original molten metal is controlled to a semi-solidification temperature range, before being filled up to the product space.

The present invention provides a casting method and cast product of spherical graphite cast iron, in which, even with a small modulus, there is no chill, the spherical graphite in the tissue is further made ultrafine, the dispersion of the particle diameter is small, and the number of the particles is several times that of the conventional one in the as cast state where heat treatment is not carried out. A casting method of a spherical graphite cast iron includes a melting process, a spheroidizing treatment process, an inoculation process, and a casting process, in which the original molten metal after the inoculation process is poured and filled up to a product space through a gate of a metal mold; where the original molten metal is controlled to a semi-solidification temperature range, before being filled up to the product space.

A spheroidal graphite cast iron having an excellent impact strength at low temperature and a method for producing the same are provided. The present disclosure relates to the spheroidal graphite cast iron comprising: C: 3.5 mass % to 4.2 mass %; Si: 2.0 mass % to 2.8 mass %; Mn: 0.2 mass % to 0.4 mass %; Cu: 0.1 mass % to 0.7 mass %; Mg: 0.02 mass % to 0.06 mass %; Cr: 0.01 mass % to 0.15 mass %; and the balance: Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein Mn+Cr+Cu is 0.431 mass % to 1.090 mass %, a graphite nodule count is 230/mm.sup.2 or less, and a pearlite fraction is 30% to 85%.

A spheroidal graphite cast iron having an excellent impact strength at low temperature and a method for producing the same are provided. The present disclosure relates to the spheroidal graphite cast iron comprising: C: 3.5 mass % to 4.2 mass %; Si: 2.0 mass % to 2.8 mass %; Mn: 0.2 mass % to 0.4 mass %; Cu: 0.1 mass % to 0.7 mass %; Mg: 0.02 mass % to 0.06 mass %; Cr: 0.01 mass % to 0.15 mass %; and the balance: Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein Mn+Cr+Cu is 0.431 mass % to 1.090 mass %, a graphite nodule count is 230/mm.sup.2 or less, and a pearlite fraction is 30% to 85%.

An inoculant for manufacturing cast iron with lamellar, compacted or spheroidal graphite is disclosed. The inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy 40 and 80% by weight of silicon, 0.5 and 5% by weight of calcium and/or strontium and/or barium, 0 and 10% by weight of rare earths, 0 and 5% by weight of magnesium, less than 5% by weight of aluminium, 0 and 10% by weight of manganese and/or zirconium, and the balance being iron, wherein the inoculant additionally contains 0.1 to 10% by weight of particulate bismuth oxide particles and optionally 0.1 and 10% by weight of one or more particulate metal sulphides and/or one or more particulate iron oxides, where the particulate bismuth oxide is mixed or blended with the ferrosilicon particles, or is simultaneously added to cast iron together with the particulate ferrosilicon particles.

The invention relates to a method for producing ductile iron alloys and products thereof, and in particular ductile iron alloys with at least a partial pearlitic structure. The inventors have sought to develop an improved iron alloy for providing vehicle parts, in particular disc brake rotors. The method for producing a ductile iron alloy comprises the steps of: heating a steel composition in a furnace to produce a molten steel; transferring said molten steel to an inoculation ladle; inoculating said molten steel with an inoculant for a predetermined inoculation time to produce an inoculated molten steel; and pouring said inoculated molten steel into a mould to produce a ductile iron alloy with at least a partial pearlitic structure.

A spheroidal graphite cast iron meeting N.sub.(5-)250, N.sub.(5-20)/N.sub.(5-)0.6, and N.sub.(30-)/N.sub.(5-)0.2, wherein N.sub.(5-) represents the number (/mm.sup.2) of graphite particles having equivalent-circle diameters of 5 m or more, N.sub.(5-20) represents the number (/mm.sup.2) of graphite particles having equivalent-circle diameters of 5 m or more and less than 20 m, and N.sub.(30-) represents the number (/mm.sup.2) of graphite particles having equivalent-circle diameters of 30 m or more, among graphite particles observed in an arbitrary cross section of at least 1 mm.sup.2.

A spheroidal graphite cast iron meeting N.sub.(5-)250, N.sub.(5-20)/N.sub.(5-)0.6, and N.sub.(30-)/N.sub.(5-)0.2, wherein N.sub.(5-) represents the number (/mm.sup.2) of graphite particles having equivalent-circle diameters of 5 m or more, N.sub.(5-20) represents the number (/mm.sup.2) of graphite particles having equivalent-circle diameters of 5 m or more and less than 20 m, and N.sub.(30-) represents the number (/mm.sup.2) of graphite particles having equivalent-circle diameters of 30 m or more, among graphite particles observed in an arbitrary cross section of at least 1 mm.sup.2.