Courtesy: Cast Iron Pipe Research Association, USA

Dropping a 2-ton weight from a height of 9 meters caused a slight dent in this Ductile Iron pipe but did not reduce its serviceability.

HOUSING
Courtesy: Vulcan Iron Works, USA

THE EXAMPLES in this digest highlight the freedom Ductile Iron offers to the designer, while providing internal integrity. The five-stage turbo-compressor housing shown above must be pressure tight at very high testing pressures. This was accomplished, even though the shape of the housing is exceptionally complex.