IP Library Granted Patent US 11,137,041
Granted Patent B2
US 11,137,041 · App. 16/386,685 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Brake disk including decarburized layer and nitride compound layer, and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Min Woo Kang (Incheon, KR); Chung An Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR); Seung Hyun Hong (Seoul, KR); Soon Woo Kwon (Ansan-si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
F16D65/125C21D1/06C21D3/04C21D5/00C21D9/0068C22C37/00C23C8/02C23C8/26F16D65/127C21D2211/009F16D2065/132F16D2200/0013F16D2250/0038
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Patent No.
US 11,137,041
App. No.
16/386,685
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A brake disk includes a basic material formed of gray cast iron, a decarburized layer formed on the basic material and formed via decarburizing, and a nitride compound layer formed on the decarburized layer and formed via nitriding of a nitride. A method of manufacturing a brake disk includes preparing a disk formed of gray cast iron, performing heat treatment of the disk to form a pre-decarburized layer and a base layer of gray cast iron over which the pre-decarburized layer is formed, and nitriding a portion of the pre-decarburized layer to form a nitride compound layer including a nitride and a decarburized layer over which the nitride compound layer is formed.

Claims (20)

1. A method of manufacturing a brake disk, the method comprising:

forming a disk with gray cast iron;

performing heat treatment of the disk to form a pre-decarburized layer and a base layer of gray cast iron over which the pre-decarburized layer is formed; and

nitriding a portion of the pre-decarburized layer to form a nitride compound layer including a nitride and a decarburized layer over which the nitride compound layer is formed,

wherein:

the disk comprises the base layer, the decarburized layer formed over the base layer, and the nitride compound layer formed over the decarburized layer,

the disk comprises a basic material of gray cast iron that includes precipitated carbide, and

carbide that remains in the pre-decarburized layer after the performing of the heat treatment has a content equal to or less than 3% based on a total weight of the pre-decarburized layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of the heat treatment is performed for 15 minutes to 60 minutes at 680° C. to 750° C.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nitriding is performed on the pre-decarburized layer under an atmosphere of reaction gas including ammonia, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the reaction gas includes ammonia, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide with a volume ratio of 5 to 7:2 to 4:1.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the nitriding is performed for 3 hours to 8 hours at 550° C. to 600° C.

6. A brake disk manufactured by a method comprising the steps of:

forming a disk with gray cast iron;

performing heat treatment of the disk to form a pre-decarburized layer and a base layer of gray cast iron over which the pre-decarburized layer is formed; and

nitriding a portion of the pre-decarburized layer to form a nitride compound layer including a nitride and a decarburized layer over which the nitride compound layer is formed,

wherein:

the disk comprises the base layer, the decarburized layer formed over the base layer, and the nitride compound layer formed over the decarburized layer,

the disk comprises a basic material of gray cast iron that includes precipitated carbide, and

carbide that remains in the pre-decarburized layer after the performing of the heat treatment has a content equal to or less than 3% based on a total weight of the pre-decarburized layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2019
From: KANG, MIN WOO; LEE, CHUNG AN; HONG, SEUNG HYUN; KWON, SOON WOO
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048914/0870 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0158958 · Dec 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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