This paper concerns an investigation, made on behalf of the British Shipbuilding Research Association, of the mechanical and thermal properties of eight different cast-irons. At the present time all these irons are considered suitable material for combustion-chamber parts of marine diesel engines.

    It was hoped that a thorough investigation of the various material properties would enable use to be made of the Eichelberg “quality factor”, which is a theoretical expression designed to discriminate between “good” and “bad” materials when subjected to temperature gradients, as in an engine. However, the application of the quality-factor expression (even though suitably modified) was strictly limited, and in cases where it was applicable the distinction obtained between materials was not sufficiently definite to allow its use as a reliable indicator. This led to the conclusion that further purely theoretical work on the problem would be unlikely to yield useful results.


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    Title :

    The thermal and elastic properties of eight cast-irons1


    Contributors:
    Fitzgeorge, D. (author) / Pope, J.A. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1960-08-01


    Size :

    25 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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