CGI Standards

Various national and international organizations have developed and published standards for Compacted Graphite Iron. These standards specify the CGI grades in terms of the tensile strength and the graphite microstructure, expressed as Percent Nodularity. The currently available standards are summarized as follows:

Summary of CGI Standards

Country Issuing Body Number Year
Romania STAS 12443-86 1986
China JB 4403-87 1987
USA ASTM A 842-85 1997
Germany VDG W 50 2002
International SAE J 1887 2002
International ISO 16112:2006 2006


Beyond the standards issued by national and international organizations, several OEMs have also established their own internal CGI standards.