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.