This European Standard defines the grades of abrasion resistant white cast irons. It specifies the grades in
terms of:
chemical composition;
hardness.
The types of abrasion resistant white cast irons covered by this standard are:
a) unalloyed or low alloy cast irons;
b) nickel-chromium cast irons covering two general types:
4 % Ni 2 % Cr cast irons;
9 % Cr 5 % Ni cast irons;
c) high chromium cast irons covering four ranges of chromium content:
11 % < Cr ≤ 14 %;
14 % < Cr ≤ 18 %;
18 % < Cr ≤ 23 %;
23 % < Cr ≤ 30 %.
This European Standard does not define the abrasion resistant grades of ausferritic spheroidal graphite cast
irons which are subject of EN 1564.