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INVENTORY
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material. One objection is that the iron ring insert has
va speci?c gravity of 7.08 to 7.3 compared to 2.74' for an
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ALUMINUM PISTON WITH ALUMINUM ALLOYv
RING CARRIER
Copper, Manganese,
percent
percent
Iron,
percent
Nickel,
percent
Aluminum
Brinell
Hardness
(5110/10/30)
Alloy A _____
25-26
1.75
Alloy B ......... .-
25-26
1.75
None
Remalndexz.
160-175
Remainden.
170-185
ness (500/10/30).
amt.
Copper
___
2.0-4.0.
Iron
___
1.2 max.
Magnesium
Nickel
Manganese
___________________________ __
__
O.51.5.
___________________________ __
0.5 max.
Zinc
Titanium
0.5-1.5.
__
_____
_____
0.5.
___
0.2.
piston rings have broken, with serious scoring of the cyl 60 12 adapted to serve as a ring carrier. It will be noted
inder wall or breakage of the piston. Periodic inspection
of aluminum pistons shows that the wearing and distor
tion of upper ring grooves is progressive during engine
operation.
that the outer face 13 is ?at, and that the inner face 14
is rounded to avoid sharp edges. The ?at upper and
lower faces 15 and 16 converge toward the outer face
13, so that the insert has a cross section which is shaped
65 somewhat like a keystone. This insert ring is formed of
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the ring against displacement. The piston casting may
manner.
consequently assured.
chining the ring grooves 11, the upper groove is cut, into
the insert ring 12, so that this groove is entirely located
in the insert of hard aluminum alloy.
If desired, the insert ring 12 may be made to extend 10
I claim:
1. A piston having a body and head formed of an alu
minum-base alloy, the head being formed with a plurality
alloy A or B by dipping it in a bath of molten zinc, '"' ' of piston ring grooves,
a circular ring carrier cast into the piston head and sur
heated to 800-850" F., until its temperature reaches that 15
ing which samples of alloy A, mentioned above, and 40 2.25%, iron 1.52% and nickel 1.75~2.25%.
alloy SAE 332, were heated under identical conditions.
UNITED STATESPATENTS
1,979,335
2,255,006
2,550,879
2,707,136
OTHER REFERENCES
Diesel Power, vol. 33, April 1955, pp. 54-55.
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CERTIFICATE OF vCORRECTION
Patent No, 2,956,846
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(SEAL)
Attest:
ERNEST W- .SWIDER
Atteeiing G?icer
ARTHUR W. CROCKER
Acting Commissioner of Patents