IP Library Granted Patent US 9,132,478
Granted Patent B2
US 9,132,478 · App. 12/920,246 · Granted Sep 15, 2015

Cast iron alloy for cylinder heads

Inventors: Hans Müller (Dormitz, DE); Ulf Schmidtgen (Fürth, DE); Falk Schönfeld (Cadolzburg, DE)
Assignee: MAN TRUCK & BUS AG
B22D19/0009C22C37/06C22C37/08C22C37/10F05C2251/048
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Patent No.
US 9,132,478
App. No.
12/920,246
Granted
Sep 15, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lamellar graphite cast iron alloy is described which, as additives, has 2.80% by weight-3.60% by weight carbon (C), 1.00% by weight-1.70% by weight silicon (Si), 0.10% by weight-1.20% by weight manganese (Mn), 0.03% by weight-0.15% by weight sulphur (S), 0.05% by weight-0.30% by weight chromium (Cr), 0.05% by weight-0.30% by weight molybdenum (Mo), 0.05% by weight-0.20% by weight tin (Sn) and the usual impurities, and also described is a cylinder head which can be obtained therefrom.

Claims (39)

1. A lamellar graphite cast iron alloy, characterized in that the cast iron alloy has as additives

2.80% by weight-3.60% by weight carbon (C),

1.00° A) by weight-1.70% by weight silicon (Si),

0.10% by weight-1.20% by weight manganese (Mn),

0.03% by weight-0.15% by weight sulphur (S),

0.05% by weight-0.30% by weight chromium (Cr),

0.05% by weight-0.30% by weight molybdenum (Mo),

0.05% by weight-0.20% by weight tin (Sn)

and the usual impurities; and

wherein a matrix of a structure of the cast iron alloy is constructed from pearlite with at most about 5% ferrite.

2. The cast iron alloy according to claim 1 , characterized in that silicon (Si) is present in a quantity of 1.00% by weight to 1.50% by weight.

3. A lamellar graphite cast iron alloy characterized in that the cast iron alloy has, as additives

3.20% by weight-3.50% by weight carbon (C),

1.30% by weight-1.50% by weight silicon (Si),

0.50% by weight-0.60% by weight manganese (Mn),

0.08% by weight-0.12% by weight sulphur (S),

0.10% by weight 0.15% by weight chromium (Cr),

0.20% by weight-0.25% by weight molybdenum (Mo),

0.05% by weight-0.10% by weight tin (Sn)

and the usual impurities; and

wherein a matrix of a structure of the cast iron alloy is constructed from pearlite with at most about 5% ferrite.

4. The cast iron alloy according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that of the usual impurities the following are present: up to 1% by weight nickel (Ni), up to 1% by weight copper (Cu), up to 0.2% by weight titanium (Ti), up to 0.2% by weight vanadium (V), up to 0.2% by weight niobium (Nb), up to 0.03% by weight nitrogen (N) and up to 0.15% by weight phosphorus (P).

5. The cast iron alloy according to claim 1 or 3 , characterized in that the lamellar graphite in a particle is present in form I, with more than 80% in arrangement A and in size 3 or finer (EN ISO 945:1994-09).

6. The cast iron alloy according to claim 1 or 3 , obtainable by inoculation with 0.0005% by weight to 0.0500% by weight barium.

7. A cylinder head, cast from the cast iron alloy according to claims 1 or 3 .

8. The cylinder head according to claim 7 , characterized in that the cylinder head is of an internal combustion engine.

9. The cylinder head according to claim 7 , characterized in that the cylinder is configured as a series cylinder head for a multi-cylinder engine.

10. The cylinder head according to either of claim 8 , characterized in that the cylinder is configured as a series cylinder head for a multi-cylinder engine.

11. The cast iron alloy according to claim 6 obtainable by inoculation with 0.0010% by weight to 0.00125% by weight barium.

12. A lamellar graphite cast iron alloy component, characterized in that the cast iron alloy has the following constituents:

2.80% by weight-3.60% by weight carbon (C),

1.00% by weight-1.70% by weight silicon (Si),

0.10% by weight-1.20% by weight manganese (Mn),

0.03% by weight-0.15% by weight sulphur (S),

0.05% by weight-0.30% by weight chromium (Cr),

0.05% by weight-0.30% by weight molybdenum (Mo),

0.05% by weight-0.20% by weight tin (Sn)

and usual impurities, the balance iron,

wherein the matrix of the structure of the component from the cast iron alloy is constructed from pearlite with at most about 5% ferrite.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 28, 2011
From: MAN NUTZFAHRZEUGE AG
To: MAN TRUCK & BUS AG
Reel/Frame 025875/0085 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2010
From: MULLER, HANS; SCHMIDTGEN, ULF; SCHONFELD, FALK
To: MAN NUTZFAHRZEUGE AG
Reel/Frame 025437/0652 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2009 004 189 · Jan 9, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110132314A1 · Jun 9, 2011