Our Quality:
Over the years, Friends Foundry has earned a reputation for their high standards of quality by working to CSAZ299.3 and ASME quality programs. They are now pursuing the ISO 9002 quality program to further enhance Friends Foundry’s ability to produce outstanding quality castings
In addition, both in-house expertise and select outsources are utilized for Non-Destructive Examination. These include radiography, ultrasonic inspection, magnetic particle inspection, liquid penetrant testing, and theodolite dimensional verification.
Through it all, Outstanding quality castings strives for complete customer satisfaction at every phase of the process.
Quality Standards:
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GREY IRON : to BS EN 1561 : 1997 |
Equivalents |
Equivalents |
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Grade |
Minimum Tensile Strength N/mm2 |
Maximum Tensile Strength N/mm2 |
Typical Hardness HB 10/300 (usual range) |
BS 1452 1990 N/mm2 |
BS 1452 |
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EN-GJL-150 |
150 |
250 | 150-183 | 180 | 12 |
| EN-GJL-200 | 200 | 300 | 159-194 | 220 |
14 |
| EN-GJL-250 | 250 | 350 | 180-222 | 250 |
17 |
| EN-GJL-300 | 300 | 400 | 200-280 | 300 |
20 |
| Alloy / Common Name | Specification | Class | Tensile Strength (min) |
| ASTM A48 | 20 | 20 | |
| ASTM A48 | 25 | 25 | |
| ASTM A48 | 30 | 30 |
Ductile Iron Castings:
| Specification |
Type |
Tensile (ksi) / Yield (ksi) / Elongation (%) |
| ASTM A536 |
60 – 40 – 18 |
60 / 40 / 18 |
| ASTM A536 |
65 – 45 – 12 |
65 / 45 / 12 |
| ASTM A 536 DUCTILE IRON CASTINGS | |||||
| Tensile Requirements | |||||
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Grade |
Grade 65/45/12 |
Grade 80/55/06 |
Grade 100/70/03 |
Grade |
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| Tensile strength, min, psi |
60 000 |
65 000 | 80 000 | 100 000 |
120 000 |
| Tensile strength, min, MPa |
414 |
448 | 552 | 689 |
827 |
| Yield strength, min, psi |
40 000 |
45 000 | 55 000 | 70 000 |
90 000 |
| Yield strength, min, MPa |
276 |
310 | 379 | 483 |
621 |
| Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, min, % |
18 |
12 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
2.0 |
| Tensile Requirements for Special Applications | |||||
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Grade |
Grade |
Grade |
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Tensile strength, min, psi |
60 000 | 70 000 | 80 000 | ||
| Tensile strength, min, MPa |
415 |
485 |
555 |
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| Yield strength, min, psi |
42 000 |
50 000 |
60 000 |
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Yield strength, min, MPa |
290 |
345 |
415 |
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Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, min, % |
10 | 5 |
3 |
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JAPAN SPHEROIDAL GRAPHITE IRON CASTINGS |
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| Mechanical properties of separately cast test sample | |||||
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Symbol of grade |
Tensile strength N/mm2 |
Yield strength N/mm2 |
Elongation |
(Information reference) |
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350 min. |
Hardness HB |
Matrix structure |
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FCD 350-22 |
220 min. |
22 min. |
150 max. |
Ferrite |
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FCD 350-22L |
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FCD 400-18 |
400 min. | 250 min. | 18 min. | 130 to 180 | |
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FCD 400-18L |
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FCD 400-15 |
15 min. | ||||
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FCD 450-10 |
450 min. |
280 min. |
10 min. |
140 to 210 |
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FCD 500-7 |
500 min. |
320 min. |
7 min. |
150 to 230 |
Ferrite + pearlite |
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FCD 600-3 |
600 min. |
370 min. |
3 min. |
170 to 270 |
Pearlite + ferrite |
| FCD 700-2 | 700 min. | 420 min. | 2 min. | 180 to 300 |
Pearlite |
| FCD 800-2 | 800 min. | 480 min. | 200 to 330 |
Pearlite or tempered structure |
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