Engine valve and method of producing the same

Patent · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5536274

Hayashi, Y

An engine valve of an internal combustion engine is described which consists of: a hollow tube member formed of a drawn steel tube, the hollow tube member having a central portion comprising a tubular body, and a first end part which is flared outwardly and includes an open end peripheral portion at the extreme end of the first end part, the hollow tube member tubular body constituting a valve stem section; a generally disc-shaped lid member made of metal and having a peripheral portion integrally connected with the open end peripheral portion of the hollow tube member, the lid member and the first end part of the hollow tube member constituting a valve head section; and a stem end member made of metal and integrally connected with a second part of the hollow tube member; a filler metal comprising stellite disposed in contact with the open end peripheral portion of the hollow tube member first end part and the peripheral portion of the disc-shaped lid member to secure together the hollow tube member and the lid member to thereby form the integral connection, the stellite filler metal being a wear and corrosion resistant nonferrous alloy, the filler metal being formed as a padding having a peripheral surface including a valve face for contacting a valve seat of an engine; and a filling comprising an aluminum alloy containing silicon, the filling being disposed in the valve head section to fill the valve head section.

• Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama
• Patent Number(s): US 4597367
• OSTI ID: 5536274
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
COBALT ALLOYS
COBALT BASE ALLOYS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
CORROSION RESISTANCE
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
ELEMENTS
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FILLERS
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT ENGINES
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
METALS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
STELLITE
TUNGSTEN ALLOYS
VALVES
WEAR RESISTANCE