| abstract |
ALUMINUM BASE BEARING ALLOY OF THIS TYPE IS SUITABLE FOR USE AS INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND IS SUPERIOR TO CONVENTIONAL ALUMINUM-TIN ALLOYS WITH RESPECT TO THE SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS EMBEDDABILITY AND ANTI-SEIZE CHARACTERISTICS. THIS ALLOY CONTAINS 3 TO 40 WEIGHT PERCENT OF TIN, 0.1 TO 5 WEIGHT PERCENT OF LEAD, 0.1 TO 3 WEIGHT PERCENT OF ANTIMONY AND 0.02 TO 2 WEIGHT PERCENT OF COPPER, THE BALANCE BEING ALUMINUM, THIS ALLOY CAN BE FURTHER MODIFIED EITHER BY OMITTING COPPER, OR BY ADDING 0.02 TO 5% OF ONE OR MORE OF NICKEL, MAGNESIUM, IRON, SILCON AND COPPER IN LIEU OF ACOPPER ADDITIVE OR BY FURTHER ADDING O.01 TO 1 WEIGHT PERCENT OF ONE OR MORE OF TITANIUM, VANDIUM, COBALT AND NIOBIUM. |