BIRDIE FOUNDRY offers you a guide of fonts allowing you to choose your best cast according to your need.
Cast iron type |
Operating temperature (°c) |
Machinability |
Wear resistance |
Superficialtempering attitude indiction or weak |
Surface hardening by nitriding |
Weldability |
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EN GJS 350 22 LT |
<500 |
very good |
low |
low |
good |
Only with special cast iron electrodes |
EN GJS 400 18 LT |
<500 |
very good |
low |
low |
good |
|
EN GJS 400 15 |
<500 |
very good |
low |
low |
good |
|
EN GJS 450 10 |
<500 |
good |
low |
low |
good |
|
EN GJS 500 7 |
<500 |
good |
good |
good |
good |
|
EN GJS 600 3 |
<500 |
good |
good |
good |
good |
|
EN GJS 700 2 |
<500 |
medium |
very good |
very good |
very good |
|
EN GJS 800 2 |
<500 |
medium |
very good |
very good |
very good |
|
EN GJS 450 18 |
<500 |
good |
low |
low |
good |
|
EN GJS 500 14 |
<500 |
good |
low |
low |
good |
|
EN GJS 600 10 |
<500 |
good |
low |
low |
good |
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Type castiron |
Operating temperature (°c) |
Machinability |
Wear resistance |
Trempe superficielle à la flamme ou par indiction |
Surface hardening by nitriding |
Weldability |
EN GJS 800 10 |
<200 |
medium |
very good |
Ni durcissable ni soudable |
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EN GJS 1050 6 |
<200 |
medium |
very good |
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EN GJS 1200-3 |
<200 |
difficile |
very good |
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Alloy type |
Operating temperature (°c) |
Machinability |
Wear resistance |
Superficialtempering attitude indiction or weak |
Surface hardening by nitriding |
Weldability |
EN GJS SiMo40-6 |
<700 |
medium |
good |
- |
- |
Only with electrodes |
EN GJS SiMo45-10 |
<700 |
medium |
good |
- |
- |
|
EN GJSA XNiSiCr35-5-2 |
<900 |
good |
medium |
- |
- |
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Cast iron type |
Machinability |
Absorption capacity |
Wear resistance |
Superficialtempering attitude indiction or weak |
Surface hardening by nitriding |
Weldability |
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EN - GJL 150 |
very good |
very good |
medium |
inadaptée |
good |
Weldable under reserves. Only with special cast iron electrodes |
EN - GJL 200 |
very good |
very good |
good |
faible |
good |
|
EN - GJL 250 |
very good |
very good |
very good |
good |
good |
|
EN - GJL 300 |
very good |
very good |
very good |
very good |
very good |