Cylinder head and motor block castings

US6511555B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VAW aluminium AG · DE

Inventors

• Franz Josef Feikus · Bonn, DE
• Leonhard Heusler · Sankt Augustin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 2001
• Grant date: Jan 28, 2003
• Expiry date: Sep 12, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F05C2201/021
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cylinder head and motor block casting and a method of making the same, including an aluminum alloy having the following composition: Si 6.80-7.20, Fe 0.35-0.45, Cu 0.30-0.40, Mn 0.25-0.30, Mg 0.35-0.45, Ni 0.45-0.55 Zn 0.10-0.15, Ti 0.11-0.15 with the remainder being aluminum as well as unavoidable impurities with a maximum content of 0.05 each, but not more than a maximum of 0.15 impurities in all.