Mechanical and microstructural characterization of Nodular Cast Iron (NCI) with Niobium Additions

Nodular cast irons (NCIs) involve the inoculation and nodulization of 0.03 to 0.06wt% Magnesium, as well as the addition of Molybdenum, Chromium, Nickel, Copper and Vanadium, although the presence of Niobium is not common. The literature reports that Niobium leads to better mechanical properties of...

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Main Authors: Tânia Nogueira Fonseca Souza, Rogéria Alves Perilo Sousa Nogueira, Francis José Saldanha Franco, Maria Teresa Paulino Aguilar, Paulo Roberto Cetlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2014-10-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392014000500010&tlng=en