PROGRESS OF POWDER METAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES

Due to the unique methods and outstanding productivity of powder metallurgy (PM), it has already become firmly established as a field in metal processing technologies and in recent years has shown ever greater growth. Particularly in automobiles where many sintered machine parts are used together with sintered bearing parts, the increased use of PM parts, which require less machining, is expected to significantly reduce the base price of automobiles. Furthermore, high-strength PM products that could not be obtained through previous methods are becoming more and more common, and in the future the percentage of PM parts used in automobiles is expected to increase even further. This paper describes several advances made in powder metallurgy and future trends while giving some examples of the current use of PM parts in automobile engines.

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  Inderscience Enterprises Limited

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  Geneva,   Switzerland 
• Authors:
  • Koike, S
  • Ohira, K
  • Watanabe, K
• Publication Date: 1985-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 93-107
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-5360
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High strength materials; Powder metallurgy; Prices; Trend (Statistics); Vehicle design; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451598
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 015
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM