Evaluation of approaches to predicting the properties of synthetic cast iron in foundry production

An overview of approaches to assessing the dependence of the mechanical properties of products made of synthetic iron smelted in induction crucible furnaces on the content of carbon and the content of silicon in its chemical composition, as well as on the carbon equivalent, the degree of eutecticity, and the ratio of the carbon content to the silicon content is given. The statistical parameters of the percentage distributions of the specified elements in the chemical composition of cast irons with lamellar graphite produced in accordance with the requirements of DSTU 8833-2019 were analyzed. The values ​​of the carbon equivalent of the chemical state of these cast irons and the values ​​of their degree of eutecticity were calculated according to common formulas for determining these indicators using the Monte Carlo method and using a probabilistic approach taking into account the content of each element in the chemical composition of cast iron. It is emphasized that, from a probabilistic point of view, the values ​​of the carbon equivalent and the degree of eutecticity may not coincide in different batches of cast iron, even with the same values ​​of the percentage content of chemical elements in its composition. It is shown that with an increase in the carbon equivalent and the degree of eutecticity, the strength and hardness of cast iron produced in accordance with DSTU 8833-2019 decrease. As the carbon content and carbon equivalent increase, the ratio of carbon content to silicon content decreases. In industrial batches of cast iron brake pads and «Khanin wedge» manufactured in accordance with GOST 30249-97 and GOST 34503-2018, the hardness of these products does not depend on the carbon equivalent due to the small range of the carbon equivalent values. Keywords: foundry products, cast iron, chemical composition, carbon equivalent, ratio of carbon content to silicon content, degree of eutecticity, hardness, strength