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Abstract The mechanical properties of various-section austempered ductile irons ( various-section ADIs ) were fully investigated in this study. Three section sizes of Y-block castings ( 25, 50 and 100 mm widths ), two chemical compositions ( Ni-Cu-Mo , Ni-Cu-Mo-Bi ), three different inoculations and four different austempering heat treatments of ductile irons were prepared and tested the mechanical properties of heat treated ADIs. The specimens were taken from different locations of Y-block castings. Mechanical properties included UTS, YS, elongation, hardness and impact toughness. The developed mechanical properties were in relation with the amounts of nodule counts, nodularity, distribution of residual austenite and the types of ausferrite in the matrix of various- section ADIs. The nodule counts and nodularity decreased with the increased of the section size of heavy-section ductile irons. Experimental results showed that the optimum mechanical properties obtained from the bottom of thin Y-block casting ( 25 mm ). The inferior mechanical properties occured near the hot spot of thick Y-block casting ( 100 mm ). Research results also showed that not only the percent elongations affected by the matrix of ADIs, but also the gage diameter of tensile specimens. i.e. the bigger the gage diameter of tensile specimens , the longer the percent elongations. Keywords : various-sections, heavy-section, ADIs, mechanical properties, microstructures.
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