Synchrotron 3D X-ray Laue microdiffraction, available at beamline 34-ID-E at Advanced
Photon Source in Argonne National Laboratory, is a powerful tool for 3D non-destructive …

Compacted graphite iron (CGI) has gained significant attention in automotive industry
applications thanks to its superior thermomechanical properties and competitive price. Its …

The growth mechanism of graphite nodules in ductile iron was experimentally investigated
using high-resolution 3D tomography of an individual graphite nodule in a near-eutectic …

A synchrotron technique, differential aperture X-ray microscopy (DAXM), has been applied
to characterize the microstructure and analyze the local mesoscale residual elastic strain …

Thanks to the distinctive morphology of graphite particles in its microstructure, compacted
graphite iron (CGI) exhibits excellent thermal conductivity together with high strength and …

The understanding of the mechanisms controlling deformation of ductile iron at the micro-
scale and their coupling to the manufacturing conditions is still far from complete. In this …

The microstructure and residual elastic strain at graphite nodules (GNs) in ductile cast iron
produced using either a fast or slow cooling rate have been characterized using synchrotron …

To predict and better understand the creep-fatigue behaviour of austenitic cast iron D5S
under tension and compression dwell at 800∘ C, a physics-based crystal plasticity model …

In this work, the influence of the metallic matrix heterogeneities and the spheroidal graphite
nodules distribution on both crack initiation and propagation and damage evolution during …

Little is known today about the mechanical properties of the graphite nodules, despite the
key influence these particles have on the performance of ductile cast irons. To address this …