Spheroidal graphite iron (GJS)

Ductile iron castings by Zanardi Fonderie have forever been recognised in the market as products par excellence and are used to manufacture mechanical parts for agricultural and earth moving machinery, for off-road and on-road vehicles, railroad cars (barber bogies), hydraulic and fluid power applications.

Our company successfully manufactures all grades of spheroidal graphite iron according to international standards (ISO 1083, EN 1563, FIAT 52215, ASTM A536), and also ferritic ductile iron with guaranteed resistance at low temperatures (in grades EN-GJS-400-18LT and GGG40.3).

In accordance with the most up-to-date version of EN 1563, we also offer the market new grades of solid-solution strengthened ferritic ductile iron, also known as high silicon ductile iron.

Resistance and ductility are two of the most important characteristics of ductile iron (GJS). Thanks also to the spheroidal shaped graphite nodules, spheroidal graphite iron (GJS) not only boasts superior mechanical properties with respect to grey cast iron, but is also higher performing and more ductile. Unlike the flake-like structure of grey cast iron, the spheroids of ductile iron GJS inhibit the spread of cracks, thus making it possible to obtain parts that are more resistant and high-performing over time.

Parts in ductile iron (GJS) are used in many mechanical applications such as the undercarriages of earth moving machinery and agricultural machinery, planetary gear reducers, transmissions, off-road and on-road vehicle suspension systems, railroad cars (barber bogies) and hydraulic and fluid power applications.

Thanks to melting technology and excellent castability, the use of ductile iron (GJS) represents a valid alternative to steel because it allows the material to be applied only where needed, thus limiting the number of processes necessary to obtain the desired complex design shapes, while at the same time allowing considerable cost and material savings.

Many years of experience, proven reliability and investments in the search for innovative solutions have led to the development of a solid, integrated process, allowing us to supply clients with cast parts in ductile iron ready for use.