Research Article

An Approach Based on the Exploratory Data Analysis to Relate the Wear Behavior with the Microstructure of Ductile Cast Irons

Table 6

Comparison between traditional parameters, results of the proposed methodology, and wear tests.

SectionTraditional parametersProposed methodologyWear test
Nodular density (N/mm2)Graphite percentage (%)Nodularity (%)ClassLevelWear (lost volume) (mm3)

1680.7213.8293.46A10.006
2231.0114.8481.47C20.031
3361.9414.9788.7B20.018
4195.7813.2280.56C10.022
5190.9512.7570.36B20.017