CAST IRON CHOICE

BIRDIE FOUNDRY offers you a cast iron guide allowing you to choose your best cast iron products according to your needs.

Industrial foundry - cast iron choice - cast iron guide:

SPHEROIDAL GRAPHITE (SG) CAST IRON

Cast iron type	Operating temperature (°c)	Machinability	Wear resistance	Superficialtempering attitude indiction or weak	Surface hardening by nitriding	Weldability
EN GJS 350 22 LT	<500	very good	low	low	good	Only with special cast iron electrodes
EN GJS 400 18 LT	<500	very good	low	low	good
EN GJS 400 15	<500	very good	low	low	good
EN GJS 450 10	<500	good	low	low	good
EN GJS 500 7	<500	good	good	good	good
EN GJS 600 3	<500	good	good	good	good
EN GJS 700 2	<500	medium	very good	very good	very good
EN GJS 800 2	<500	medium	very good	very good	very good
EN GJS 450 18	<500	good	low	low	good
EN GJS 500 14	<500	good	low	low	good
EN GJS 600 10	<500	good	low	low	good
Type castiron	Operating temperature (°c)	Machinability	Wear resistance	Trempe superficielle à la flamme ou par indiction	Surface hardening by nitriding	Weldability
EN GJS 800 10	<200	medium	very good	Ni durcissable ni soudable
EN GJS 1050 6	<200	medium	very good
EN GJS 1200-3	<200	difficile	very good
Alloy type	Operating temperature (°c)	Machinability	Wear resistance	Superficialtempering attitude indiction or weak	Surface hardening by nitriding	Weldability
EN GJS SiMo40-6	<700	medium	good	-	-	Only with electrodes
EN GJS SiMo45-10	<700	medium	good	-	-
EN GJSA XNiSiCr35-5-2	<900	good	medium	-	-

Lamellar graphite cast iron(grey)

Cast iron type	Machinability	Absorption capacity	Wear resistance	Superficialtempering attitude indiction or weak	Surface hardening by nitriding	Weldability
EN - GJL 150	very good	very good	medium	inadaptée	good
EN - GJL 200	very good	very good	good	faible	good
EN - GJL 250	very good	very good	very good	good	good
EN - GJL 300	very good	very good	very good	very good	very good