| abstract |
An inoculant for the manufacture of cast iron with spheroidal graphite is disclosed, the inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy havingn between 40 and 80% by weight of Si; 0.02-8% by weight of Ca; 0-5% by weight of Sr; 0-12% by weight of Ba; 0-15% by weight of rare earth metal; 0-5% by weight of Mg; 0.05-5% by weight of Al; 0-10% by weight of Mn; 0-10% by weight of Ti; 0-10 by weight of Zr; the balance being Fe and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, wherein the inoculant additionally contains, by weight, based on the total weight of inoculant: 0.1 to 15% of particulate Sb 2 S 3 , and optionally between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Bi 2 O 3 , and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Sb 2 O 3 , and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Bi 2 S 3 , and/or between 0.1 and 5% of one or more of particulate Fe 3 O 4 , Fe 2 O 3 , FeO, or a mixture thereof, and/or between 0.1 and 5% of one or more of particulate FeS, FeS 2 , Fe 3 S 4 , or a mixture thereof, a method for producing such inoculant and use of such inoculant. |