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Plain bearing and method of manufacturing the same

a technology of plain bearings and bearings, which is applied in the field of plain bearings to achieve the effects of improving anti-fatigue properties, satisfactoring conformability, and improving bearing properties

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-10-06
DAIDO METAL CO LTD
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The present invention provides a plain bearing that includes an Al alloy as a base material that satisfies conformability and resistance to seizure and wear. The bearing also has a sliding surface with an area ratio of Sn phase to the sliding surface ranging from 6 to 40% and an area ratio of Si phase to the sliding surface ranging from 5 to 25%. The base material does not contain any soft metals like Sn, which makes it unnecessary to use an intermediate layer of pure Al. The base material also contains specific amounts of elements such as Mn, Cr, Mg, Zn, Ti, Zr, V, and B to strengthen the Al matrix. The manufacturing method involves either cold spraying or laser cladding the base material with powder of Sn and / or an Al—Sn alloy and powder of Si and / or an Al—Si alloy, followed by rolling and annealing to form a Sn-and-Si-rich layer in which the Sn phase and Si phase are crystallized and distributed in the Al alloy matrix. The plain bearing and the manufacturing method provide improved conformability, resistance to seizure and wear, and fatigue resistance.

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Furthermore, because the base material formed of the Al alloy does not contain Sn, a sufficient bonding between the base material and a steel can be obtained.

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[0028] First, a manufacturing method of Example 1 of the present invention will be described. In a method of Example 1, a Sn-and-Si-rich layer was formed through a laser cladding process.

[0029] Al alloys of the present invention shown in Table 1, which did not contain Sn, were cast. Thereafter, rolling and annealing were repeated, and plate materials (see FIG. 1A) having a thickness of 8.0 mm were prepared. Each plate material was used as a base material 1 formed of the Al alloy which does not contain Sn. Compositions of the Al alloys are shown in Table 1 (see Nos. 1 to 11 of the present invention). Each cast aluminum alloy does not contain Sn.

[0030] Powder of Si or an Al-40Si alloy, and powder of Sn were used as a supplied powder, and they were mixed at each mass ratio shown in Table 1. The mixed powder was spread on the upper surface of the base material 1. Laser beam was irradiated on the upper surface of the base material 1, so that the spread powder and an Al alloy in close v...

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[0034] Next, a manufacturing method of Example 2 will be described. In this method, the Sn-and-Si-rich layer was formed using a cold spraying process.

[0035] In the same manner as in Example 1, Al alloys of the present invention shown in Table 1, which did not contain Sn, were cast. Thereafter rolling and annealing were repeated, and plate materials (see FIG. 1A) having a thickness of 8.0 mm were prepared. Each plate material was used as a base material 1 formed of the Al alloy which does not contain Sn. Compositions of the Al alloys are shown in Table 1 (see Nos. 1 to 11 of the present invention). Each cast aluminum alloy does not contain Sn.

[0036] Powder of Si or an Al-40Si alloy, and powder of Sn were used as a supplied powder, and they were mixed at each mass ratio shown in Table 1. The mixed powder was struck onto the surface of the base material 1 by the cold spraying process, and a layer 8 containing Sn and Si which contains more Sn 2 and Si 3 than the inside of the base mat...

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Abstract

A plain bearing is provided which has an Sn-and-Si-rich layer formed of an Al alloy containing Sn and Si, and a base material which does not contain Sn. The Sn-and-Si-rich layer have the sliding surface having an area ratio of Sn phase grains in a range of 6 to 40% and that of Si phase grains in a range of 5 to 25%.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a plain bearing comprising an aluminum (Al) alloy, and a method of manufacturing the same. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] A plain bearing comprising an Al alloy has been usually manufactured through the following steps. That is, the steps include casting the Al alloy, then annealing it, facing it, cladding it with pure Al plate, rolling the clad Al plate, and finally cladding the rolled plate with a steel plate constituting a back metal. In this case, the Al alloy contains comparatively soft tin (Sn) or comparatively hard silicon (Si) in order to improve a bearing properties. [0005] However, the above manufacturing method has the following problems. First, the Al alloy contains Si as hard particles. In order to roll the Al alloy plate as described above, an amount of Si contained in the Al alloy has to be 4 mass % at maximum. This is because ductility of the Al alloy...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C22C13/00C22C21/00C22C21/06C22C21/08C22C21/10C22C21/12C22C21/14C22C21/16C22C21/18C23C24/04C23C26/02F16C33/12F16C33/14
CPCC22C13/00C22C21/003C22C21/06C22C21/08C22C21/10C22C21/12C22C21/14C22C21/16C22C21/18C23C24/04C23C26/02F16C33/121F16C2204/22Y10T428/12757
Inventor FUJITA, MASAHITOINOUE, EISAKUINAMI, SHIGERU
Owner DAIDO METAL CO LTD