Browdy and Neimark, PLLC
Copper base alloy suitable for use as material for sliding member
A copper base alloy suitable for use as a material for a sliding member used under severe sliding conditions such as a floating bush bearing of a turbocharger used in automobiles is disclosed. The alloy comprises, by mass %, 15 to 25% Zn, 4.2 to 10% Di, 2 to 7% Mn, 1 to 3% Si and balance of Cu and unavoidable impurities, the alloy having a structure of which matrix is composed of α-single phase, wherein a eutectic structure of the α-phase and an Mn—Si compound and Bi particle are distributed throughout the matrix.
Daido Metal Company Ltd.
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C22C F16C
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Eisaku Masahito Takayuki
Inoue Fujita Shibayama