How to Choose the Right Type of Cast Iron?
The selection of a given type of cast iron must essentially be based on its properties, its chemical composition often being incidental. When unaware of the principles governing the properties of cast iron, it is easy to give too much importance to its chemical composition. Caution must be advised in this matter because certain alloying elements can have important negative effects, such as the alteration of the metallic structure, by furthering the presence of certain undesirable inter-metallic compounds.
