Abstract: A ferroalloy for the treatment by inoculation of cast iron with spheroidal graphite comprises from 0.005 to 3% by weight of at least one metal of the rare earth group and from 0.05 to 3% by weight of at least one element taken from the group comprising bismuth, lead and antimony, the remainder being essentially the silicon and iron normally present in the ferroalloys used for inoculating the cast metals.This ferroalloy may be used for the treatment by inoculation of cast metals with spheroidal graphite having to be used rough cast.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 30, 1982
Date of Patent:
February 21, 1984
Assignee:
Societe Nobel Bozel
Inventors:
Pierre Hilaire, Franz Lietaert, Claude Staroz, Walter Schumacher