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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1989
Filed:
May. 25, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nippon Piston Ring Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ; F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9039 ; 123 9051 ;
Abstract
A rocker arm for use in an internal combustion engine. The rocker arm has a portion abutting an opponent mechanical component, and at least the portion is formed of a cast iron consisting of from 2.5 to 3.7 wt % of carbon; from 1.0 to 2.0 wt % of silicon; from 0.5 to 1.0 wt % of manganese; from 10 to 20 wt % of chromium; from 0.3 to 0.7 wt % of nickel; not more than 0.3 wt % of phosphorus; not more than 0.1 wt % of sulfur; and balance iron and impurities; Carbide mainly containing chromium is uniformly precipitated from at least one of pearlitic and martensitic matrix in the cast iron.