Development of the aluminum alloy bearing with higher wear resistance

The recent demands for higher performance and lower fuel consumption of automotive engines require the bearings to operate under severe conditions. As a result of these requirements, engine bearings are used under higher unit loads and higher temperatures, where the oil film thickness between bearin...

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Published inJSAE review Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 321 - 325
Main Authors Desaki, Toru, Goto, Yasuaki, Kamiya, Soji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.07.2000
Subjects
Aluminum alloys
Bearings (machine parts)
Composition effects
Fuel consumption
Hardness testing
Lubricating oils
Particle size analysis
Seizing
Silicon
Wear resistance
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Summary:The recent demands for higher performance and lower fuel consumption of automotive engines require the bearings to operate under severe conditions. As a result of these requirements, engine bearings are used under higher unit loads and higher temperatures, where the oil film thickness between bearing and shaft is increasingly thinner. One of the problems with conventional aluminum alloy bearings used under these conditions is the low wear resistance. For this reason, we have developed a new aluminum alloy bearing that allows a higher wear resistance. This paper describes the mechanism to upgrade the wear resistance and the performance of this new bearing material.
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ISSN:0389-4304
1879-0976
DOI:10.1016/S0389-4304(00)00051-5