Mahel International Gmbh

Andreas S Nie

Joachim Schulz

Christian Selzner

The present disclosure describes a process for producing an engine component, e.g., a piston for an internal combustion engine, where an aluminum alloy is cast by gravity diecasting, and an engine component composed at least partly of an aluminum alloy. The aluminum alloy includes silicon 8% to 17% by wt., copper 2% to 10% by wt., nickel 1% to 6% by wt., iron 0.1% to 3.5% by wt., magnesium 0.1% to 2% by wt., manganese 0.1% to 4% by wt., barium up to 4% by wt., titanium up to 0.5% by wt., zirconium up to 0.4% by wt., vanadium up to 0.3% by wt., phosphorus up to 0.05% by wt., chromium up to 0.3% by wt., and a balance of aluminum and unavoidable impurities.

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Winterbach, Germany

Andreas S Nie