Melting & Pouring

We have the capability to produce castings from ounces to 25 lbs. in medium to high volumes with finishing capabilities in machining & Assembly.

At its heart, Frazer & Jones is a DISAmatic, high pressure, green sand, ferrous cast iron foundry specializing in almost all industrial grades of Ductile Iron, Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI), High Silicon, Molybdenum Alloyed Ductile Iron (SiMo).

Also available are most commercial grades of both Malleable & Gray Irons.

Cast Materials

Ferritic Ductile Iron
Graphite spheroids in a matrix of ferrite provides an iron with good ductility and impact resistance and with a tensile and yield strength equivalent to a low carbon steel. Ferritic Ductile Iron can be produced "as-cast" but may be given an annealing heat treatment to assure maximum ductility and low temperature toughness.

Ferritic - Pearlitic Ductile Iron
These are the most common grade of Ductile Iron and are normally produced in the "as cast" condition. The graphite spheroids are in a matrix containing both ferrite and pearlite. Properties are intermediate between ferritic and pearlitic grades, with good machinability and low production costs.

Pearlitic Ductile Iron
Graphite spheroids in a matrix of pearlite result in an iron with high strength, good wear resistance, and moderate ductility and impact resistance. Machinability is also superior to steels of comparable physical properties.

The preceding three types of Ductile Iron are the most common and are usually used in the as-cast condition, but Ductile Iron can be also be alloyed and/or heat treated to provide the following grades for a wide variety of additional applications.

Martensitic Ductile Iron
Using sufficient alloy additions to prevent pearlite formation, and a quench-and-temper heat treatment produces this type of Ductile Iron. The resultant tempered martensite matrix develops very high strength and wear resistance but with lower levels of ductility and toughness.

Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI)
ADI, the most recent addition to the Ductile Iron family, is a sub-group of Ductile Irons produced by giving conventional Ductile Iron a special austempering heat treatment. Nearly twice as strong as pearlitic Ductile Iron, ADI still retains high elongation and toughness. This combination provides a material with superior wear resistance and fatigue strength.



Silicon- Molybdenum (SiMo) Ductile Irons
Alloy Ductile Irons containing 4-6% silicon, either alone or combined with up to 2 % molybdenum, were developed to meet the increasing demands for high strength Ductile Irons capable of operating at high temperatures in applications such as exhaust manifolds or turbocharger casings. The primary properties required for such applications are oxidation resistance, structural stability, strength, and resistance to thermal cycling.

Ferritic Malleable Iron
Temper Carbon in the form of irregularly shaped graphite nodules instead of flakes as in gray iron or spheroids as in ductile iron. Malleable iron is produced by first casting as ‘white iron’ and then heat treated (annealing) resulting in developed engineering properties. Malleable, like Ductile, possesses considerable ductility and toughness because of its combination of nodular graphite and low-carbon metallic matrix. Preferred for applications which must retain good impact.

Pearlitic Malleable Iron
Pearlitic Malleable iron is designed to have combined carbon in the matrix resulting in higher strength & hardness via alloying or specially designed heat treat cycles.

Martensitic Malleable Iron
Martensitic Malleable Iron is produced by quenching and tempering.

Gray Iron
Intended for General Engineering applications; classified on the basis of tensile strength providing good stiffness, damping capacity and thermal conductivity. Gray iron is very economical and possesses good machinability.

Melt & Pouring Facilities

  • Venetta Metallic Scrap Pre-Heater
  • Three ABB 3,000KW, 5 Ton Capacity Medium Frequency Induction Furnaces
  • One ASEA, 5 Ton Capacity Integral Induction Holding Furnace & Pour Unit - #2 DISA Molding Line
  • One Inductotherm Un-heated, Automated Pouring System - #1 DISA Molding Line w/ Progelta In-Stream Inoculation Unit.

 

Iron Grades

Most popular commercial grades of Ductile Iron are:

ASTM # Grade/Class SAE # [REF.] Minimum Tensile Strength [psi] Minimum Yield Strength [psi] Percent Elongation Typical Hardness [BHN]
A536 60-40-18 J434 60,000 40,000 18% 143-170
A536 65-45-12 J434 65,000 45,000 12% 156-217
A536 80-55-06 J434 80,000 55,000 06% 217-269
A536 100-70-03 J434 100,000 70,000 03% 241-302
A536 120-90-02 J434 120,000 90,000 02% 255-311

Most popular grades of Malleable Iron are:

ASTM # Grade/Class SAE # [REF.] Minimum Tensile Strength [psi] Minimum Yield Strength [psi] Percent Elongation Typical Hardness [BHN]
A47 32510 J158 50,000 32,510 10% 156 max
A220 50005 J158 70,000 50,000 05% 163-217
A220 60004 J158 80,000 60,000 04% 187-241
A220 70003 J158 85,000 70,000 03% 229-269
A220 80002 J158 95,000 80,000 02% 269-302

Most popular grades of Gray Iron are:

ASTM # Grade/Class SAE # [REF.] Minimum Tensile Strength [psi] Minimum Yield Strength [psi] Percent Elongation Typical Hardness [BHN]
A48 Class 25 J431 25,000 ~ ~ 170-229
A48 Class 30 J431 30,000 ~ ~ 187-241
A48 Class 35 J431 35,000 ~ ~ 207-255
A48 Class 40 J431 40,000 ~ ~ 217-269

Most popular commercial grades of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) are:

Specifications Prior Designation Grade Tensile Yield Elong Impact BHN
ASTM A897   750-500-11 110,000 70,000 11 80 241-302
  1 900-650-09 130,000 90,000 9 75 269-341
  2 1050-750-07 150,000 110,000 7 60 302-375
  3 1200-850-04 175,000 125,000 4 45 341-444
  4 1400-1100-02 200,000 155,000 2 25 388-477
  5 1600-1300-01 230,000 185,000 1 15 402-512

Popular grades of High Silicon, Molybdenum Alloyed Ductile Iron (SiMo) are:

Grades of High Temperature Ductile Iron
Grade Casting Hardness, HB Silicon, % Molybdenum, %
1 187-241 3.50-4.50 0.5 Maximum
2 187-241 3.50-4.50 0.51-0.70
3 196-269 3.50-4.50 0.70-1.00




 

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