In this study, the effect of maximum temperature on cyclic-heating -induced embrittlement of ferritic spheroidal graphite cast iron was examined. Experimental results indicated that significant deterioration of tensile properties appeared when the maximum heating temperature was 750°C. Significant recrystallization of ferrite grains occurred when the heating temperature was raised to over 800°C and this suppressed the embrittlement. Moreover, evidence of partial phase transformation was observed when the maximum heating temperature was raised to 850°C. When a specimen was heated to 750°C with a certain number of cycles, a distinct area fraction of intergranular fracture could be recognized from tensile fractography. The initiation site of these thermal cracks was at the prior-solidificational eutectic cell boundary of the ferrite matrix, which is related to magnesium-containing oxide inclusions.