Centrifugally cast composite roll and its production method

A centrifugally cast composite roll comprising an outer layer formed by a centrifugal casting method, and an inner layer made of ductile cast iron and integrally fused to said outer layer;

• said outer layer being made of an Fe-based alloy comprising by mass 1.3-3.7% of C, 0.3-3% of Si, 0.1-3% of Mn, 1-7% of Cr, 1-8% of Mo, at least one element selected from the group consisting of 2.5-7% of V, 0.1-3% of Nb and 0.1-5% of W, V being indispensable, and 0.01-0.2% of B and/or 0.05-0.3% of S, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, said outer layer having a structure containing no graphite;
• said inner layer comprising a core portion fused to said outer layer, and a drive-side shaft portion and a free-side shaft portion integrally extending from both ends of said core portion;
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• the total amount of Cr, Mo, V, Nb and W in an end portion of said drive-side shaft portion being 0.35-2% by mass, and the total amount of Cr, Mo, V, Nb and W in an end portion of said free-side shaft portion being 0.15-1.8% by mass, the former being larger than the latter by 0.2% or more by mass.