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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An electrode base material of the spark plug contains not less than 50 wt. % of Ni. A discharge member contains not less than 45 wt. % of Pt, and at least one of Ni and Rh. An intermediate member contains Pt and Ni. In the discharge member, a content of Pt is highest, and a total content of Pt, Rh, and Ni is not less than 92 wt. %. In the intermediate member, a content of one of Pt and Ni is not less than 50 wt. %, a content of Ni is higher than a content of Ni in the discharge member, and a total content of Pt, Rh, and Ni is not less than 85 wt. %. A thickness of the diffusion layer formed between the discharge member and the intermediate member is not less than 0.002 mm and not more than 0.065 mm.