Table 1: Composition of Cast Irons (Wt. %, balance Fe)
Figure # C Si Mn P S Ni Mg Cu Other CE
1 2.1 2.8 0.38 0.06 0.03 - - - 3.05
2, 12 2.8 1.85 1.05 0.04 0.025 - - - 3.43
3 3.5 2.95 0.40 0.08 0.02 0.13 - 0.15 4.51
4 3.5 2.7 0.55 0.13 0.02 - 0.03 - 0.46 Al 4.44
5 4.3 1.5 0.5 0.12 0.08 - - - 4.84
6 3.45 2.55 0.30 0.04 0.01 0.80 0.07 0.55 4.31
7 3.6 2.9 0.14 0.04 0.02 0.16 0.06 - 4.58
8 3.7 2.3 0.21 0.03 0.01 0.82 0.02 - 4.48
9 3.6 2.9 0.14 0.04 0.02 0.16 0.06 - 4.58
10, 13 3.3 1.64 0.31 1.42 0.11 - - - 4.32
11 3.3 1.9 0.3 0.49 0.04 - - 1.2 4.10
14 3.7 1.25 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.24 0.06 - 4.12
15 3.7 1.25 0.2 0.02 0.02 0.22 0.06 - 4.12
16 2.8 2.8 0.2 0.045 0.02 0.88 0.04 0.48 - 3.75
17, 18 3.0 2.7 0.45 0.07 0.025 - - - Te to
mould 		3.92

The table above accompanies the article by Janina Radzikowska, Senior Metallographer, The Foundary Research Institute (Instytut Odlewnictwa) Kraków, Poland. It shows the compositions and carbon equivalent (CE) values for the cast irons in the study. The artticle was originally published by Buehler in Tech-Notes, Volume 2, Issue 2 and is reproduced here with the kind permission of the Editor, Mr. George Vander Voort, Director, Research and Technology, Buehler Ltd..

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