Cast-iron cylindrical member and composite structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10596624-B2
Application number	US-201716090123-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2017
Priority date	Nov 17, 2017
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a cast-iron cylindrical member having projections (P) formed integrally with a casted surface (an outer peripheral surface), and a composite structure including the cast-iron cylindrical member and an outer periphery-side member. The cast-iron cylindrical member satisfies:
(A) 0.50 mm>a height (H) of the projections (P)≥0.20 mm; (B) 180≥a total number (N) of the projections (P) per cm 2 of the outer peripheral surface≥61; (C) the projections (P) include a projection (Pn) having a constricted shape; (D) a ratio (NP) of the projections (Pn) to the projections (P)≥50%; (E) a bonding strength index (S) expressed by: S=H 2 ×N×NP is equal to or larger than 310; and (F1) a bonding strength F(Al) obtained when the outer peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member is cast-in inserted with an aluminum alloy exceeds a boundary bonding strength (Fb) expressed by: Fb=1.325×H 2 ×N−0.75.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cast-iron cylindrical member having an outer peripheral surface,
the outer peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member being made up of a casted surface and having a plurality of projections (P) formed integrally with the casted surface, wherein:
(A) the plurality of projections (P) have an average height equal to or larger than 0.20 mm and smaller than 0.50 mm;
(B) a total number of the plurality of projections (P) per cm 2 of the outer peripheral surface is equal to or larger than 61 and equal to or smaller than 180;
(C) the plurality of projections (P) comprise a projection (Pn) having a constricted shape;
(D) a ratio of a number of the projections (Pn) having the constricted shape to a number of the plurality of projections (P) present on the outer peripheral surface is equal to or larger than 50%;
(E) a value S expressed by:
S=H 2 ×N×NP   Expression (1)

 is equal to or larger than 310; and
(F1) a bonding strength F (Al) obtained when the outer peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member is cast-in inserted with an aluminum alloy exceeds a value Fb expressed by:
Fb= 1.325× H 2 ×N− 0.75,  Expression (2)

in Expression (1) and Expression (2), S is a bonding strength index, H is the average height (mm) of the plurality of projections (P), N is a total number (number/cm 2 ) of the plurality of projections (P) per cm 2 of the outer peripheral surface, NP is a ratio (%) of the number of projections (Pn) having the constricted shape to the number of the plurality of projections (P) present on the outer peripheral surface, and Fb is a boundary bonding strength (MPa).

2. A cast-iron cylindrical member having an outer peripheral surface,
the outer peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member being made up of a casted surface and having a plurality of projections (P) formed integrally with the casted surface, wherein:
(A) the plurality of projections (P) have an average height equal to or larger than 0.20 mm and smaller than 0.50 mm;
(B) a total number of the plurality of projections (P) per cm 2 of the outer peripheral surface is equal to or larger than 61 and equal to or smaller than 180;
(C) the plurality of projections (P) comprise a projection (Pn) having a constricted shape;
(D) a ratio of a number of the projections (Pn) having the constricted shape to a number of the plurality of projections (P) present on the outer peripheral surface is equal to or larger than 50%;
(E) a value S expressed by:
S=H 2 ×N×NP   Expression (1)

 is equal to or larger than 310; and
(F2) a ratio of the number of projections (Pn) having the constricted shape, each having 0.65 or smaller as a ratio of a height of a position of a most constricted portion to a height of the projection (Pn) having the constricted shape, to the number of projections (Pn) having the constricted shape present on the outer peripheral surface is equal to or larger than 40%,
in Expression (1), S is a bonding strength index, H is the average height (mm) of the plurality of projections (P), N is a total number (number/cm 2 ) of the plurality of projections (P) per cm 2 of the outer peripheral surface, NP is a ratio (%) of the number of projections (Pn) having the constricted shape to the number of the plurality of projections (P) present on the outer peripheral surface.

3. A cast-iron cylindrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the conditions (A) to (E), (F1), and a condition (F2) are satisfied; and
wherein (F2) a ratio of the number of projections (Pn) having the constricted shape, each having 0.65 or smaller as a ratio of a height of a position of a most constricted portion to a height of the projection (Pn) having the constricted shape, to the number of projections (Pn) having the constricted shape present on the other peripheral surface is equal to or larger than 40%.

4. A cast-iron cylindrical member according to claim 1 , wherein, when an area ratio of a region surrounded by a contour line at a measurement height of 0.15 mm on a contour map is S 1 , the area ratio S 1 falls within a range of from 15% to 50%, the contour map being obtained by measuring 1 cm 2 of the outer peripheral surface by radiation of a laser beam onto the outer peripheral surface by using a non-contact three-dimensional laser measuring apparatus.

5. A cast-iron cylindrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the bonding strength index S is equal to or larger than 500.

6. A cast-iron cylindrical member according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the outer peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member is covered with another member so that the cast-iron cylindrical member and the another member are integrated with each other.

7. A cast-iron cylindrical member according to claim 1 , comprising a cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine in which a piston and a piston ring slide on an inner peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member in a reciprocating manner.

8. A cast-iron cylindrical member according to claim 1 , comprising a brake drum for an internal expanding drum brake in which brake shoes slide on an inner peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member.

9. A composite structure comprising:
a cast-iron cylindrical member having an outer peripheral surface, the outer peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member being made up of a casted surface and having a plurality of projections (P) formed integrally with the casted surface, the cast-iron cylindrical member satisfying:
(A) the plurality of projections (P) have an average height equal to or larger than 0.20 mm and smaller than 0.50 mm;
(B) a total number of the plurality of projections (P) per cm 2 of the outer peripheral surface is equal to or larger than 61 and equal to or smaller than 180;
(C) the plurality of projections (P) comprise a projection (Pn) having a constricted shape;
(D) a ratio of a number of the projections (Pn) having the constricted shape to a number of the plurality of projections (P) present on the outer peripheral surface is equal to or larger than 50%;
(E) a value S expressed by:
S=H 2 ×N×NP   Expression (1)

 is equal to or larger than 310; and
(F1) a bonding strength F (Al) obtained when the outer peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member is cast-in inserted with an aluminum alloy exceeds a value Fb expressed by:
Fb= 1.325× H 2 ×N− 0.75,  Expression (2)

in Expression (1) and Expression (2), S is a bonding strength index, H is the average height (mm) of the plurality of projections (P), N is a total number (number/cm 2 ) of the plurality of projections (P) per cm 2 of the outer peripheral surface, NP is a ratio (%) of the number of projections (Pn) having the constricted shape to the number of the plurality of projections (P) present on the outer peripheral surface, and Fb is a boundary bonding strength (MPa); and
an outer periphery-side member, which covers at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member,
wherein the cast-iron cylindrical member and the outer periphery-side member are integrated with each other.

10. A composite structure comprising:
a cast-iron cylindrical member having an outer peripheral surface, the outer peripheral surface of the cast-iron cylindrical member being made up of a casted surface and having a plurality of projections (P) formed integrally with the casted surface, the cast-iron cylindrical member satisfying:
(A) the plurality of projections (P) have an average height equal to or larger than 0.20 mm and smaller than 0.50 mm;
(B) a total number of the plurality of projections (P) per cm 2 of the outer peripheral surface

Assignees

• Tpr Co Ltd
• Tpr Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sayama Akira
• Hatakeyama Koichi
• Sato Akira
• Seino Kazuki
• Okuda Katsuya
• Takiguchi Tomoki

Classifications

• F02F1/004 Primary

  Cylinder liners (F02F1/08, F02F1/16 take precedence) · CPC title

• B22D19/0009 Primary

  Cylinders, pistons · CPC title

• F16J10/04

  Running faces; Liners · CPC title

• B22D19/08

  for building-up linings or coverings, e.g. of anti-frictional metal · CPC title

• F16D65/10

  Drums for externally- or internally-engaging brakes · CPC title