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Wear-resistant titanium or titanium-alloy member and a method for manufacturing the same
Assignee: Daido Steel Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-09-06
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2008-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A wear-resistant titanium or titanium-alloy member adapted for use as a poppet valve, rocker arm, etc., of an internal combustion engine, which requires lightness in weight and good wear resistance, and a method for manufacturing the member. The surface of the titanium or titanium-alloy member is given a Vickers hardness number of 390 to 1,200, preferably 400 to 800, and a hardened layer depth of 0.1 to 2.0 mm, preferably 0.3 to 1.5 mm, by being melt-hardened while being supplied with hardening elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukoh Takeuchi
- 👤 Yoshihisa Kato
- 👤 Hitoshi Hayakawa
- 👤 Masaru Nagata
- 👤 Shinji Nakayama
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 18:54
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22F; C22F1/00; C22F1/16; C22F1/18; C22F1/183; B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/32; B23K35/325; C23; C23C; C23C26/00; C23C26/02; C23C4/00; C23C4/04; C23C4/06; C23C4/08; C23C4/10; C23C4/12; C23C4/134; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/902; Y10S148/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member, comprising a step of melt-hardening the surface of a member made of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and titanium alloy, while spraying the member surface with a plasma jet containing, as a working gas, a gas mixture of an inert gas and a hardening gas, thereby providing a Vickers hardness number of 390 to 1,200 and a hardened layer depth of 0.1 to 2.0 mm.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
76 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member, comprising a step of melt-hardening the surface of a member made of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and titanium alloy, while spraying the member surface with a plasma jet containing, as a working gas, a gas mixture of an inert gas and a hardening gas, thereby providing a Vickers hardness number of 390 to 1,200 and a hardened layer depth of 0.1 to 2.0 mm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 3, wherein said Vickers hardness number ranges from 400 to 800, and said hardened layer depth ranges from 0.3 mm to 1.5 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 1, wherein said plasma jet is sprayed by means of a torch including a center electrode, a first passage surrounding said center electrode, and a second passage surrounding said first passage, said first passage being supplied with said working gas, and said second passage being supplied with a shielding gas containing an inert gas and a hardening gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
90 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 3, wherein said torch further includes a third passage defined between said first passage and said second passage so as to surround said first passage, said first passage being supplied with a first gas mixture, as a working gas, containing at least said inert gas, and said third passage being supplied with a second gas mixture containing at least said hardening gas, so that said second gas mixture is caused to join a plasma jet produced in said first passage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 3, wherein said hardening gas is formed of one or more gases selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, oxygen, methane, and ammonia.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 5, wherein said hardening gas is nitrogen, and said gas mixture contains nitrogen gas at a rate of 0.1 to 20% by volume.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 5, wherein said hardening gas is carbon monoxide, and said gas mixture contains carbon monoxide at a rate of 30% or less by volume.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 5, wherein said hardening gas is carbon dioxide, and said gas mixture contains carbon dioxide at a rate of 20% or less by volume.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 4, wherein said hardening gas of said second gas mixture is oxygen.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member, comprising a step of mixing (i) at least one hardening alloy element selected from the group consisting of tin, boron, iron, chromium, nickel, manganese, copper, silicon, silver, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, columbium, tantalum, and zirconium, with (ii) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of carbides, nitrides and oxides to form a hardening mixture, and a step of applying said mixture to the surface of a member made of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and titanium alloy, and a step of melt-hardening said member surface together with said hardening mixture, thereby forming a hardened surface layer on said member having a member surface Vickers hardness number of 390 to 1,200 and a hardened layer depth of 0.1 to 2.0 mm.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member, comprising a step of mixing (i) at least one hardening alloy element selected from the group consisting of tin, boron, iron, chromium, nickel, manganese, copper, silicon, silver, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, columbium, tantalum, and zirconium, with (ii) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of carbides, nitrides and oxides to form a hardening mixture, and a step of applying said mixture to the surface of a member made of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and titanium alloy, and a step of melt-hardening said member surface together with said hardening mixture, thereby forming a hardened surface layer on said member having a member surface Vickers hardness number of 390 to 1,200 and a hardened layer depth of 0.1 to 2.0 mm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 10, wherein titanium is mixed with said hardening alloy elements.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member, comprising a step of applying hardening alloy elements, formed of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of tin, boron, iron, chromium, nickel, manganese, copper, silicon, silver, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, columbium, tantalum, and zirconium, to the surface of a member made of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and titanium alloy, and a step of melt-hardening said member surface together with said hardening alloy elements, while spraying the member surface with a hardening gas, thereby providing a Vickers hardness number of 390 to 1,200 and a hardened layer depth of 0.1 to 2.0 mm.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member, comprising a step of applying hardening alloy elements, formed of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of tin, boron, iron, chromium, nickel, manganese, copper, silicon, silver, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, columbium, tantalum, and zirconium, to the surface of a member made of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and titanium alloy, and a step of melt-hardening said member surface together with said hardening alloy elements, while spraying the member surface with a hardening gas, thereby providing a Vickers hardness number of 390 to 1,200 and a hardened layer depth of 0.1 to 2.0 mm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 12, wherein titanium is mixed with said hardening alloy elements, and the resulting mixture is applied to said member surface.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 12, wherein at least one compound from the group consisting of a carbide, a nitride, and an oxide is mixed with said hardening alloy elements, and the resulting mixture is applied to said member surface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method for manufacturing a wear-resistant member according to claim 12, wherein said hardening gas is formed of one or more gases selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, oxygen, methane, and ammonia.
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