Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering;
Kocaeli University;
Kocaeli 41001;
Turkey;
Laboratory of Materials;
Department of Mechanical Engineering;
University of Thessaly;
Volos 38334;
Greece;
Department of Mechanical Engineering;
Khalifa University of Science and Technology;
Abu Dhabi 127788;
UAE;
ductile cast iron; alloy design; Thermo-Calc; high-temperature material;