This article was updated May 18, 2023. It was originally published Nov. 15, 2002. Cast iron, by definition, is any iron alloy with more than 2% carbon and uses that carbon as the main alloying ...

Cast iron, a widely used iron-carbon alloy, exhibits a diverse range of microstructures that govern its mechanical and thermal properties. Among its variants, compacted graphite iron (CGI) is of ...

Cast iron represents a category of iron alloys characterized by a carbon content ranging from 1.8% to 4.0% w/w, coupled with 1% to 3% w/w of silicon. The control of carbon content is crucial in ...