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Titanium poppet valve

US4852531A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 1988
Grant dateAug 1, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01L3/02
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A poppet valve having a valve stem of titanium alloy strengthened by the inclusion of a compound containing titanium such as TiC, TiB or TiB.sub.2. The valve stem is joined to a valve head formed from a powder of a titanium alloy, preferably of the same composition as the alloy of the stem. The head and the stem are joined by cold compaction followed by vacuum sintering and a high temperature compaction.

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