Characteristic of skin formation using zircon- and graphite-coated mold in thin wall ductile iron fabrication

Donanta Dhaneswara, Bambang Suharno, Janu Ageng Nugroho, Rianti Dewi S. Ariobimo, Nofrijon Bin Imam Sofyan

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Abstract

One of the problems in thin wall ductile iron (TWDI) fabrication is skin formation during the casting. The presence of this skin will decrease strength and strain of the TWDI. One of the ways to control this skin formation is to change the cooling rate during the process through a mold coating. In testing the effectiveness of skin prevention, the following variables were used for the mold coating i.e. (i) graphite: (ii) zirconium; and (iii) double layer of graphite-zirconium. After the process, the plates were characterized by non-etching, etching, tensile test, and SEM observation. The results showed that the average skin formation using graphite: 65 μm; zirconium: 13.04 μm; and double layer of graphite-zirconium: 33.25 μm. It seems that zirconium has the most effect on the skin prevention due to sulfur binding and magnesium locked, which then prevented rapid cooling resulting in less skin formation. The results also showed the number of nodules obtained in specimen with graphite: 703 nodules/mm2 with average diameter of 12.57 μm, zirconium: 798 nodules/mm2 with average diameter of 12.15 μm, and double layer of graphite-zirconium: 697 nodules/mm2 with average diameter of 11.9 μm and nodularity percentage of 82.58%, 84.53%, and 84.22%, respectively. Tensile test showed that the strength of the specimen with graphite is 301.1 MPa, with zirconium is 388.8 MPa, and with double layer of graphite-zirconium is 304 MPa. In overall, zirconium give the best performance on the skin formation prevention in TWDI fabrication.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Chemistry, Chemical Process and Engineering, IC3PE 2017
EditorsIs Fatimah, Gani Purwiandono
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735414914
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Mar 2017
EventInternational Conference on Chemistry, Chemical Process and Engineering, IC3PE 2017 - Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Duration: 15 Nov 201616 Nov 2016

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1823
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Chemistry, Chemical Process and Engineering, IC3PE 2017
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityYogyakarta
Period15/11/1616/11/16

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