Cutting CGI PDQ

Author Rich Dzierwa
Published
February 01, 2003 - 11:00am

A rotary cutter permits high-speed machining of compacted graphite iron.

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Related Glossary Terms

  • compacted graphite iron

    compacted graphite iron

    Cast iron having a graphite shape intermediate between the flake form typical of gray cast iron and the spherical form of fully spherulitic ductile cast iron. Also known as CG iron, CGI or vermicular iron, it is produced in a manner similar to that of ductile cast iron but using a technique that inhibits the formation of fully spherulitic graphite nodules.