I-iron ductile ilungele izixhobo zevalvu, kuba ineenzuzo ezininzi.Njengendawo yensimbi, i-iron ductile yaphuhliswa ngo-1949. Umxholo wekhabhoni wensimbi etyhidiweyo ungaphantsi kwe-0.3%, ngelixa i-iron kunye ne-ductile iron ubuncinane i-3%.Umxholo wekhabhoni ophantsi wentsimbi ephosiweyo wenza ukuba ikhabhoni ekhoyo njengegraphite yasimahla ingenzi iiflakes.Uhlobo lwendalo lwekhabhoni kwintsimbi etyhidiweyo yi-graphite flakes yasimahla.Kwi-iron ductile, i-graphite ikwimo yamaqhuqhuva kunokuba i-flakes njengentsimbi etyhidiweyo.Xa kuthelekiswa nentsimbi etyhidiweyo kunye nentsimbi, i-ductile iron ineempawu ezingcono zomzimba.Ngamaqhuqhuva angqukuva anqanda ukudalwa kweentanda, ngaloo ndlela ebonelela nge-ductility eyandisiweyo enika i-alloy igama layo.Nangona kunjalo, i-flake kwi-iron cast ikhokelela ekungabikho kwe-ductility yentsimbi.I-ductility engcono kakhulu inokufumaneka nge-matrix ye-ferrite.

Xa kuthelekiswa nentsimbi etyhidiweyo, i-iron ductile ineengenelo ezipheleleyo kumandla.Amandla entsimbi ye-ductile yi-60k, ngelixa i-iron cast yi-31k kuphela.Amandla okuvelisa i-iron ductile yi-40k, kodwa intsimbi etyhidiweyo ayibonisi amandla okuvelisa kwaye iya kuqhekeka ekugqibeleni.

Amandla entsimbi ye-ductile afana nentsimbi etyhidiweyo.Intsimbi yentsimbi inamandla esivuno esiphezulu.Amandla emveliso ephantsi kakhulu yentsimbi ye-ductile yi-40k, ngelixa amandla emveliso yensimbi eyi-36k kuphela.Kwiinkqubo ezininzi zikamasipala, ezifana namanzi, amanzi etyuwa, umphunga, ukuxhathisa ukubola kunye nokumelana ne-oxidation ye-iron ductile iphezulu kunezo zentsimbi.Intsimbi yentsimbi yaziwa ngokuba yintsimbi yegraphite engqukuva.Ngenxa ye-spheroidal graphite microstructure, i-iron ductile iphezulu kunentsimbi yokuphosa kwi-vibration edambisayo, ngoko ke iyanceda kakhulu ekunciphiseni uxinzelelo.Isizathu esibalulekileyo sokukhetha i-iron ductile njengesixhobo se-valve kukuba inexabiso eliphantsi kunentsimbi.Ixabiso eliphantsi lentsimbi ye-ductile yenza le nto ithandwa kakhulu.Ngaphandle koko, ukukhetha i-iron ductile kunokunciphisa iindleko zomatshini.