• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.102-108
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• 2005

The ability and fading behavior of inoculant in ductile cast iron melt and the effect of minor element on them were investigated. The result obtanied on nodularization and the performance of inoculant were more distinct when the melt was treated and held at the high temperature range of $1450{\sim}1500^{\circ}C$ than at the lower one of $1350{\sim}1400^{\circ}C$. The performance of 5.2%Mg-Fe-Si alloy was the best of 4 nodularizers. That of Fe-75%Si(I) alloy was better than other 4 inoculants. The performance of the Fe-75%Si(I) inoculant was deteoriated by the addition of sulfur or bismuth. On the other hand, that was improved by the addition of cerium, even though its extent was not big.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.122-129
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• 2003

The abilities and fading behaviors of 5 different inoculants were evaluated by the thermal analyses of the melts which were held at constant temperature after addition in induction furnace. The silicon content was preserved at the high holding temperature of 1,450${\sim}$1,500$^{\circ}C$, which reduced by oxidation at the low one. The inoculation temperature should be higher to obtain better and reproducible result. The inoculation performance of 1%Ba-Fe-Si was the best on the bases of effect and fading behavior.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2004

The effects of three minor elements, S, Ce and Bi, on the inoculation ability and fading behavior of 1.0 wt%Ba-Fe-Si were investigated through thermal analysis. The performance of 1.0 wt%Ba-Fe-Si inoculant was better and more consistant at the high temperature range of $1,450{\sim}1,500^{\circ}C$ than that of low one of $1,300{\sim}1,400^{\circ}C$. That was improved with individual addition of three minor elements. The optimum amount of addition was 1.0% of the weight of inoculant added, respectively. That was improved also by the simultaneous addition of two or three kinds of minor elements. Even though worse with the addition of two kinds of them simultaneously than with individual addition, that was improved with the simultaneous addition of all three kinds over that with the individual one.