Compacted graphite iron, engine cylinder head and vehicle

Abstract

A compacted graphite iron having composition comprising: Fe as a major ingredient, C: of about 3.4˜4.2 wt %, Si: of about 1.5˜2.5 wt %, P: 0.10 wt % or less (not including 0), S: of about 0.10 wt % or less (not including 0), Cr: of about 0.10 wt % or less (not including 0), Mn: of about 0.1˜0.6 wt %, Cu: of about 0.2˜1.6 wt %, Sn: of about 0.1 wt % or less (not including 0), Mg: of about 0.05 wt % or less (not including 0), Mo: of about 0.05˜0.5 wt %, at least one ingredient of V: of about 0.05˜0.5 wt % and Ti: of about 0.05˜0.5 wt %, and other inevitable impurities; an engine cylinder head; and a vehicle.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0144952 filed on Dec. 12, 2012 the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND

[0002] (a) Technical Field

[0003] The present invention relates to a CGI (compacted graphite iron), which is suitable to be used to vehicle parts and the like such as engine cylinder heads, particularly to a compacted graphite iron having excellent tensile strength and thermo-mechanical fatigue life, an engine cylinder head formed with the compacted graphite iron, and a vehicle equipped with the engine cylinder head.

[0004] (b) Background Art

[0005] Vehicle parts such as engine cylinder heads are required to have proper tensile strength and thermo-mechanical fatigue life to endure pressure and heat emitted by the engine while driving. Further, there is a need to satisfy demands for improving output and the like.

[0006] Particularly, a cylinder ...

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