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MATERIAL NAME

Ultrachrome® 27%Cr WMD CODE: A05

COLOUR GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Golden Yellow Alloy A05 is a wear resistant white cast iron
MATERIAL TYPE that offers excellent performance under
erosive conditions. The alloy can be
27%Cr White Cast Iron effectively used in a wide range of slurry
types. The high wear resistance of alloy A05
RELATED STANDARDS is provided by the presence of hard carbides
AS 2027 Grade Cr27 in the microstructure. Alloy A05 is
ISO 21988 Grade Cr27 particularly suited to mild acidic duties where
ASTM A532 Grade IIIA erosion resistance is required.

NOMINAL COMPOSITION
Composition is confidential
PARTS AVAILABILITY
Most wet-end parts can be manufactured in
TYPICAL MICROSTRUCTURE alloy A05.
The microstructure of Alloy A05 consists of
The most common parts are as follows:
eutectic M7C3 and secondary carbides in a
Impellers, volute liners, throatbushes, frame
ferrous matrix predominantly of martensite.
plate liner inserts, bowls and doors.
A small amount of retained austenite may be
present in the final microstructure. A05 is
heat treated to develop high hardness and
optimum erosion resistance.
SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS
Alloy A05 can be used for pumping a wide
range of mildly acidic duties. The alloy gives
excellent wear life for a variety of particle
size and hardness.

SPECIAL NOTES

Manufactured in Australia, UK, USA, Chile,

Brasil, South Africa and Malaysia.

Ultrachrome is a registered trademark of

Figure 1: Typical microstructure for A05 castings
Weir Minerals Australia Ltd.
(Magnification: 100x)

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MATERIAL NAME

Ultrachrome® 27%Cr WMD CODE: A05

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
DENSITY (kg/m3) 7530
Alloy A05 is generally not suitable for highly
HARDNESS (HB) 650 typ
corrosive duties. The alloy can be used in
TENSILE STRENGTH (MPa) Refer Fig 2 mildly acidic duties, within a pH range of 5 to
FERRITE READING (%) 35 typ 14 for sulphuric and nitric acids, or sodium
hydroxide applications.
Refer to Figure 4.
UTS of A05 and A11 (HT) Vs Casting Thickness

600

550

500

450 Near
UTS MPa

surface A05
400
A11
350
Centre
300

250

200
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Thickness mm

Figure 2: Typical tensile strength of A05 castings in the

heat treated condition vs casting thickness.

EROSION and CORROSION RESISTANCE

Figure 4: Resistance of A05 to chlorides in sulphuric acid
at 70°C.
EROSION/CORROSION RESISTANCE

B3 The corrosion diagrams were plotted using

data obtained in laboratory tests in reagent
grade acids and sodium chloride. This data
should be used only as a guide. It is
MATERIAL EROSION CORROSION
RESISTANCE recommended that samples be tested under
Very high A 1 actual plant conditions.
High B 2
Medium C 3
Fair D 4 This data is provided as a guide only and should not be
Low E 5 used as a specification. All test data, physical and
chemical properties are accurate at the date of issue,
however as Materials Development is an ongoing
process, WMD Material Services reserves the right to
Figure 3: Relative erosion & corrosion resistance ratings.
revise data and properties at any time.

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