What is Dura-Bar cast iron?
Dura-Bar® is the world leader in the production, technology and application of continuous cast iron bar stock. Dura-Bar® continuous cast iron offers similar properties to steel but with a higher quality machining, better thermal conductivity and a reduced cost to comparable steel products.
What is Dura-Bar material?
All Dura-Bar irons have two constituents in their microstructure, graphite and the matrix structure. Graphite will withstand a wide variety of chemical and atmospheric conditions and the matrix structure will behave similar to non-alloyed steel under the same conditions.
What is G2 cast iron?
Dura-Bar G2 is a pearlitic gray iron containing Type A graphite. Our continuous cast bars made to this robust specification are a good fit for a variety of applications, due to its good machinability, wear resistance and vibration damping properties.
Can Dura-Bar be welded?
The simple answer is “Yes, both gray and ductile CAN be welded.” It welds in about the same amount of time as steel, but just like when machining Dura-Bar, it requires a different process to maximize the results.
What is white iron?
Definition of white iron 1 : iron in thin sheets coated with tin : tinplate. 2 : a hard silvery-white pig iron or cast iron having its carbon content almost entirely in combined form.
What type of iron is used in Dura-bar® G2?
Dura-Bar® G2 gray iron will contain this type of graphite distribution and will be best suited for applications requiring moderate strength, good vibration damping and thermal conductivity, along with optimal machining characteristics. Dura-Bar® G2 is built around ASTM A48 Class 40 gray iron.
What is dura-bar® continuous cast iron?
Dura-Bar ® continuous cast iron offers similar properties to steel but with a higher quality machining, better thermal conductivity and a reduced cost to comparable steel products. Dura-Bar ® is available in a wide variety of sizes and shapes in all the standard ASTM A48 and ASTM A536 gray and ductile iron grades.
What are the different grades of Dura-bar®?
Dura-Bar ® is available in a wide variety of sizes and shapes in all the standard ASTM A48 and ASTM A536 gray and ductile iron grades. Dura-Bar ® gray iron bar stock is a good alternative to iron castings because of its high quality, consistent machinability and dense fine-grained microstructure, which produces excellent surface finishes.
What is dura-bar made from?
G2 Dura-Bar is manufactured through the Continuous Cast process, which is actually closer to extrusion than casting. However, this process causes all of the impurities in the molten iron to float to the top of the crucible, away from the metal being used to create the bar.