The invention belongs to the technical field of
cast iron, and particularly relates to a locking strip and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: weighing steel
scrap and steel pins for subsequent use; starting an electric furnace for
smelting and firstly putting the steel
scrap into the electric furnace;
smelting the steel
scrap into liquid by the electric furnace and putting the steel pins to obtain a solution; adding a carbon-increasing agent, a
silicon-increasing agent, a dechroming agent, a
manganese-increasing agent and an anti-
oxidizing agent to regulate internal components of the solution; and carrying out
casting molding to obtain the locking strip. The locking strip is prepared from the following materials in percentage by
mass (percent): 3.8 to 4.0 percent of carbon, less than or equal to 0.05 percent of
phosphorus, 0.14 percent of
manganese, less than or equal to 0.1 percent of
chromium, 1.8 to 2.0 percent of
silicon, less than or equal to 0.03 percent of sulphur, and the balance iron. By adopting waste steel pins as the main raw materials, crude iron is replaced by the waste steel pins, so that the using consumption of the crude iron is reduced, and adjustment after
smelting of the electric furnace is carried out and the
casting is carried out. The production cost is reduced when the
material quality of a
casting piece product is ensured, and environment protection and
energy conservation effects are achieved.