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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1995
Kei Ishii, Chiba-ken, JP;
Yoshimasa Aoki, Chiba-ken, JP;
Hideaki Kawata, Chiba-ken, JP;
Akira Fujiki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Katsuyuki Nakamura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazuhiko Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hitachi Powdered Metals Co., Ltd., Chiba-Ken, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a sintered iron alloy and a method of manufacturing the same. The sintered alloy comprises: an alloy matrix and a lead phase for imparting lubricability to the sintered alloy. The alloy matrix comprises a first alloy phase being composed of 0.5 to 3% nickel by weight, 0.5 to 3% molybdenum by weight, 5.5 to 7.5% cobalt by weight, 0.6 to 1.2% carbon by weight, and the balance iron, and a second alloy phase being composed of 26 to 30% molybdenum by weight, 7 to 9% chromium by weight, 1.5 to 2.5% silicon by weight, and the balance cobalt. The content of the lead phase in the sintered alloy is not more than 3.5% by weight. The lead phase is dispersed in the alloy matrix and a pore which is formed in the alloy matrix. The ratio of the lead dispersed in the alloy matrix to the total lead phase is 60% by weight or more, and the lead phase dispersed in the alloy matrix is particles in which the maximum particle size is 10 .mu.m or less. In manufacture, a lead powder having a particle size of approximately 50 .mu.m or less is mixed a first raw material powder for the first alloy phase and a second raw material powder for the second alloy phase at a lead content of not more than 3.5% by weight. After compacting and sintering the mixture, the sintered compact is cooled so that the temperature of the compact in the vicinity of 328.degree. C. is cooled at a cooling rate of approximately 2.degree. C./min. or more.