Volvo Construction Equipment Korea Co., Ltd.

Maeng No Park

Sae Il Oh

Kang Hyung Kim

An engine tappet of high abrasion resistance, whose surface is coated with a sintered layer. This sintered layer is prepared from a binder comprising about 50-100 wt % of nickel powder, about 0-45 wt % of Cr, about 0-35 wt % of Mo, about 0-10 wt % of Al, about 0-25 wt % of Co, about 0-10 wt % of Cu and inevitably mixed impurities; and from hard particles selected from the group consisting of carbides, nitrides, borides and the mixtures thereof. Also, there is provided an engine tappet which is coated with an alloy powder composition comprising about 44-88 wt % of WC, about 4-10 wt % of Co, about 15-50 wt % of Ni, about 5-20 wt % of Cr, about 0.5-4 wt % of B, about 2-4 wt % of Fe, about 0.5-4 wt % of Si, about up to 1.0 wt % of C and inevitably mixed impurities.

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Changwon, South Korea

Maeng No Park