Figure 2:  CADI with 65% carbide and a 500F ADI matrix.  (These carbides were produced as-cast).
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Figure 3:  CADI with 45% carbide and a 500F Ausferrite matrix (These carbides were produced as-cast).
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Figure 4: CADI with 30% carbide and a 500F Ausferrite matrix.  (These carbides were produced as-cast).
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Figure 5: Abrasive wear resistance of CADI vs. as-cast and Austempered gray and ductile irons.
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Figure 6: Microstructure of  hard-face welded ductile iron showing the 
Carbidic weld (light) and the pearlitic heat affected zone (dark).
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Figure 7:  (Right) Microstructure of hard-face welded ductile iron that has been subsequently Austempered at 700^oF showing the Carbidic weld (light) and the Ausferrite matrix (dark). 
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Figure 8:  John Deere’s new, high performance, rotary combine uses CADI 
in its critical thrashing elements. (Courtesy of SAE Off Highway Magazine)
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