Cast Iron

Gray Cast Iron

Gray iron is a hard brittle material with excellent damping characteristics and good machinability. This is due to graphite flakes which precipitate into the iron during solidification. Gray iron is a great thermal conductor with great wear resistance that absorbs vibration. Common applications are bushings, gears, pulleys and rollers.

Easy-To-Machine

Gray Cast Iron

• Hardness: Rockwell C22 but can be hardened up to C50

• Thickness & width tolerances: +0.250"

• Meets ASTM A247

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• Rectangular Bars - oversized unpolished

• Rods - oversized unpolished & tight-tolerance unpolished

• Tubes - oversized unpolished

Ductile Cast Iron

Ductile Iron is a unique alloy that is similar to gray iron except that it is not brittle and is able to flex with more fatigue resistance than gray iron. These properties are a result of creating graphite nodules instead of graphite flakes during solidification. Ductile iron is light and absorbs vibration.

Impact-Resistant Ductile Cast Iron

• Yield strength: 55,000 psi

• Hardness: Rockwell C20 but can be hardened up to C60

• Meets ASTM A536

Shapes Available

• Rectangular Bars - oversized unpolished

• Rods - oversized unpolished