OOO NPP Technology's technological support specialists have tested INSTEEL® 7 inoculant at a foundry in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China.
The tests were carried out using ladle inoculation. Their aim was to improve the wear resistance of individual components of the crushing equipment to be further used by a mining and processing integrated plant. Besides Ca, Ba and REMs, INSTEEL® 7 inoculant also contains titanium (Ti).
Titanium positively affects the wear resistance properties of steel as it promotes refinement of dendritic microstructure and austenite grains as well as strengthening of intergranular bonding.
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