The new DIN EN 1563:2012-03

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) A. Merten

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Overview of Changes • Addition of solid-solution strengthened ductile

cast irons

• Mechanical Properties always in

dependence on the wall thickness

• No material grades by hardness

• New „side-by-side cast sample“

• Sample dimension in dependence of

the relevant wall thickness

• New annexes

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Solid-solution strengthened GJS

• Up to now, only one family of material

grades were defined: ferritic to pearlitic
spheroidal graphite cast irons
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• EN 1563:2012 introduces a new material
family: solid-solution strengthened ferritic
spheroidal graphite cast iron (cast iron with
nodular graphite and a ferritic matrix, that is
hardened through silicon)

• First international standard to establish

high-silicon containing DCI ISO 1083:2004,
in Annex A (normative): “Spheroidal
graphite cast irons with high silicon content”

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Solid-solution strengthened GJS

• For the first time in a national standard a chemical analysis is
recommended for ductile cast Iron.
• Appendix A describes informative possible chemical compositions,
graphit structure, the iron matrix etc.

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Solid-solution strengthened GJS

Annex A
• maximum pearlite content 5%

• maximum free cementite 1%

• up to 20% Form III especially

in heavy walls acceptable

• higher Rp0,2/Rm-ratio

• changed strength/hardnessratio!
Higher proof strength at lower ardness!
Spheroidal graphite cast irons – Relation between Brinell hardness
and 0,2 % - proof strength

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Dependence on the Wall Thickness

• Up to now the mechanical properties are defined for

separately cast samples and for cast-on samples.

• In EN 1563:2012 the mechanical properties of each family

of material grades is defines in dependence on the wall
thickness regardless of the type of sample used.

• Designation of the sample type

S – separately cast sample
U – cast-on sample
is omitted!
( C for samples cut from the casting is mantained)

• Three ranges of wall thickness are considered!

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Types of Cast Samples

Up to now, three types of cast samples were defined

• separately cast samples (sample, that is cast in a separate mold at the same
time and under representative manufacturing conditions as the casting)
• cast-on samples (sample, that is cast attached to the casting)
• samples cut from the casting

EN 1563:2012 added a new type of cast sample

• side-by-side cast sample (sample, that is produced in the same mold as the
casting using the same sprue)

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Relevant Wall Thickness

• In the current version of the
standard no dependence of the
sample size from the relevant wall
thickness of the casting is imposed

• In EN1563:2012 the size of the

sample has to be chosen according
to the relevant wall thickness in four
ranges

• Relevant wall thickness:

Wall thickness representative for the
casting, defined for the
determination of the cast samples to
which the mechanical properties
apply

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Guidance Values for Hardness
Up to now (EN 1563:1997) a designation of a
sheroidal graphite cast iron grade by hardness
was possible
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In EN1563:2012 the designation by
hardness is omitted.
Guidance values for the hardness of the
different material grades are given in
Annex C.
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New Annexes (All Annexes are informative!)

A - Additional information on solid-solution strengthened ferritic spheroidal graphite cast

irons
B - Guidance values for mechanical properties measured on test pieces machined from
samples cut from the castings
C - Guidance values for hardness
D - Nodularity
F - Fracture toughness, impact energy and ductility of spheroidal graphite cast irons
G - Sectioning procedure for cast samples
H - Comparison of spheroidal graphite cast iron material designations according to
EN 1560 and ISO/TR 15931
I- Un-notched impact test

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Annex F – Fracture Toughness

Introduction to fracture thoughness

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Annex F – Fracture Toughness

Comparison of impact energies of different spheroidal graphite cast irons

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Annex G – Cutting Prozess

Y-shaped samples
(seperately cast)

Principle: Sampling at the edge

Cast-on samples

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Thank you for your attention!