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											GOST 7293 - Spheroidal Graphite Cast 
											Iron, SG Iron - on 
											Oct. 31, 2011GOST 7293 is a Russian standard for 
											SG cast iron (also called as ductile 
											iron). This specification has 
											stipulated the mechanical 
											properties, elongation and hardness 
											range of SG iron, and issue a 
											recommended chemical composition.
											
											EN-GJL-200, Grey Cast Iron GG20 
											- on Oct. 28, 2011EN-GJL-200 is a low grade of grey 
											cast iron according to Germany 
											standard DIN EN 1561, it can also be 
											written as EN-JL1030, 0.6020 or GG20 
											according to new standard DIN 1691.
											
											Sand Casting Process - Green 
											Sand, Resin Sand, Shell Molding, Dry 
											Sand - on Oct. 27, 
											2011There are many types of casting 
											methods, such as die casting, lost 
											foam casting, permanent mold, 
											continuous mold, lost wax investment 
											casting etc., but sand casting 
											process is still the most common 
											casting process.
											
											Butterfly valve body, ductile 
											iron casting - on 
											Oct. 26, 2011Our foundry produced some small and 
											large butterfly valve bodies for our 
											clients, most of them were made by 
											ductile iron. Both rough castings 
											and machining have high 
											requirements.
											
											DIN 1684 - General tolerances and 
											machining allowances for malleable 
											cast iron castings - 
											on Oct. 25, 2011This standard is for stipulating the 
											general dimensional tolerances of 
											rough malleable iron castings, 
											including the thickness tolerance. 
											Moreover, it also shows the 
											permissible machining allowances for 
											this type of cast iron.
											
											Cast Steel vs Ductile Iron 
											- on Oct. 24, 2011In the previous article, we have 
											compared the cast iron and cast 
											steel, herein, we will discuss cast 
											steel versus ductile iron.
											
											Produce small batch iron and 
											steel castings - on 
											Oct. 21, 2011Dandong Foundry accept small orders, 
											and can produce small batch iron and 
											steel castings. Small batch 
											production is different with large 
											quantity production.
											
											Cast Iron Costs, Sand Casting 
											Production - on Oct. 
											20, 2011As for sand castings, the cast iron 
											production costs include many 
											aspects, such as pig iron prices, 
											manpower costs, material costs, 
											machining, heat treatment, painting, 
											packing, foundry coke and sand 
											costs.
											
											Rockwell Hardness (HRC, HRB) to 
											Brinell Hardness (HB or BHN) 
											Conversion - on Oct. 
											19, 2011Hardness is very important for 
											producing rough metal castings, heat 
											treatment and machining process. 
											Rockwell Hardness (HRC and HRB) and 
											Brinell Hardness (HB or BHN) are 
											most commonly used for steel and 
											iron castings.
											
											Casting Defects - Sand Mold, 
											Metal Casting - on 
											Oct. 17, 2011Introducing various metal casting 
											defects with many pictures by 
											Dandong Foundry in China. These are 
											the common sand casting defects on 
											the surface and inside of cast iron 
											and cast steel parts.
											
											ASTM A319, A126, A278 - Standards 
											for Gray Iron Castings 
											- on Oct. 14, 2011Brief introduction to ASTM A319, 
											A126, A278 standards for gray iron 
											castings by Dandong Foundry in 
											China.
											
											Metal Foundry and Casting Process 
											- on Oct. 13, 2011Foundry is also called as casting or 
											founding, which is a kind of 
											production method for metal parts. 
											The process is melt metal into hot 
											liquid, make molds, then pour the 
											liquid metal into the molds.
											
											CSN 42 grades for grey and 
											ductile iron castings 
											- on Oct. 12, 2011CSN 42 grades are Czech material 
											standard from grey cast iron and 
											ductile cast iron. It is difficult 
											to find the specification to this 
											standard, but we find the table of 
											comparisons between CSN and DIN 1691 
											and DIN 1693.
											
											Defective Castings, Waste, 
											Inferior Quality, Back Repaired and 
											Scrap Castings - on 
											Oct. 11, 2011The metal castings can not meet the 
											commonly used standards, or can not 
											meet the requirements in the 
											purchase orders, then these castings 
											should be taken as rejects, 
											defective products.
											
											Iron Casting Price Sheet, 
											Quotation, Offer - 
											on Oct. 10, 2011This is a sample of price sheet, 
											quotation for iron castings from 
											Dandong Foundry in China, including 
											the raw casting cost, machining cost 
											and painting, packing, shipping 
											costs.
											
											ASTM A159 - Standard 
											Specification for Automotive Gray 
											Iron Castings - on 
											Oct. 09, 2011This specification applies to gray 
											iron castings, cast in sand molds, 
											used in the products of the 
											automobile, truck, tractor, and 
											allied industries.
											
											Boiler Soot Collector - Iron 
											Casting - on Oct. 
											08, 2011Soot collector tube and iron vane 
											are main cast iron parts for 
											boilers. In the past, welding with 
											steel plates are the main method to 
											get these parts, but steel plates 
											are easily rusted, so alloy cast 
											iron is the better choice for 
											producing them.
											
											Cast Iron Pan, Grey Iron Cookware 
											Made in China - on 
											Oct. 07, 2011Our Dandong Foundry is producing 
											this type of small cast iron pan for 
											our clients. This pan is small and 
											sessile, which is a widely used 
											cookware in Japan.
											
											Cast Steel Defects, Sand Casting 
											- Shrinkage, Sand Inclusion, 
											Blowhole, Porosity, Crack 
											- on Oct. 06, 2011Steel castings made by sand casting 
											process always have some casting 
											defects, such as shrinkage, sand 
											inclusion, blowhole, porosity and 
											cracks etc.
											
											China Cast Iron Pipe and Fittings 
											Production - on Oct. 
											05, 2011Cast iron pipe is a kind of pipe 
											used in water supply networks 
											mostly. The world's annual output of 
											cast iron pipe is about 700 million 
											tons and increasing quickly by the 
											rate of 3% annually.
											
											ASTM A48 Class 30 - Gray Cast Iron 
											on Oct. 04, 2011ASTM A48 class 30 is the most common 
											material of gray cast iron. It is 
											USA grade, also equal to GG20 in 
											Germany, HT200 in China, FC200 in 
											Japan, G20 in Italy, T220 in 
											Australia or ISO 200.
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