Cast iron is an iron and carbon alloy that contains more than 2% of carbon. Cast iron is classified on the basis of the distribution of carbon content in their microstructure.
- Grey cast iron
- Malleable cast iron
- Ductile cast iron
Let us have a deep insight into the advantages of cast iron in this article.
Advantages of cast iron :
- It is available in large quantities and is produced on a mass scale.
- The tooling required for the casting process is relatively simple and inexpensive results the cost of cast iron components is less.
- Without costly machining operations, cast-iron components can be given any complex shape.
- Cast iron has a higher compressive strength.
- Cast iron has an excellent ability to dampen vibrations, making it an ideal choice for guides and frames for machine tools.
- Cast iron has greater wear resistance even under boundary lubrication conditions.
- The mechanical properties of cast iron parts do not change between room temperature and 350 degrees.
- Cast iron parts have low notch sensitivity.
Because of these advantages, it has widely used in to make cookware components and many other applications.