The aim of this investigation is to characterize the mechanical properties at the microstructural level in ferritic ductile iron. The analysis involves microstructural characterization, nanoindentation testing, atomic force microscopy analysis, and the application of an inverse algorithms proposed in the literature.
The results show that, because of microsegregation, different regions of a single‐phase ferritic matrix have different elastic‐plastic behavior. The methodology developed in this work becomes useful to evaluate the mechanical properties along the metallic matrix of other ductile iron microstructures.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.