Trial Production of Ductile Iron Grinding Discs
Author of the article: SHI Lei1, WANG Qiang1, XU Jianguo1, FU Xiangshang1, ZENG Haofeng1, LYU Zhenlin2
Author's Workplace:1. Jiangxi Copper Group (Dexing) Foundry Co., Ltd., Dexing 334224, China; 2. School of Materials and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
Key Words: ductile iron; grinding disc; foundry process
Abstract:
On the basis of the technical requirements of grinding discs, a ductile iron grinding disc was produced via
various casting processes, such as no riser, an open riser and a closed riser with an exothermic feeder sleeve and a shell +
iron mold combined with an exothermic feeder sleeve. The results show that neither the process method without risers nor
the process methods with open risers or closed risers can eliminate the shrinkage porosity defects on the surface and inside
of the ductile iron grinding disc. The shell mold + iron mold process combined with an exothermic feeder sleeve can
effectively eliminate shrinkage porosity defects both on the surface and inside the grinding plate. The grinding plate has a
smooth processing surface and hardness of 161~165 HB after tempering, which can meet the technical requirements for the
use of the grinding plate.