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Aluminum base alloy bearing having superior fatigue resistance
AssigneeDaido Metal Company Ltd.
InventorsTadashi Tanaka, Masaaki Sakamoto, Yoshiaki Sato
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AssigneeDaido Metal Company Ltd.
InventorsTadashi Tanaka, Masaaki Sakamoto, Yoshiaki Sato
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In an aluminum base alloy bearing, the effect of reinforcement of an aluminum base bearing alloy layer by an intermediate bonding layer is enhanced, thereby enhancing a fatigue resistance of the aluminum base bearing alloy layer. The aluminum base alloy bearing comprises a back metal layer, the intermediate bonding layer, and the aluminum base bearing alloy layer. The hardness of the intermediate bonding layer is in the range of 25 to 60 in terms of Vickers hardness, and the thickness of the intermediate bonding layer is 0.5 to 0.9 times in the sum of both the thickness of the intermediate bonding layer and the thickness of the aluminum base bearing alloy layer. With this construction, the effect of reinforcement of the aluminum base bearing alloy layer by the intermediate bonding layer is enhanced, thereby enhancing the fatigue resistance.
An aluminum base alloy bearing having a superior fatigue resistance, comprising a back metal layer, an intermediate bonding layer bonded onto the back metal layer, and an aluminum base bearing alloy layer bonded onto the intermediate bonding layer, the hardness of said intermediate bonding layer being in the range of 25 to 60 in terms of Vickers hardness, the thickness of said intermediate bonding layer being 0.5 to 0.9 times in the sum of both the thickness of said intermediate bonding layer and the thickness of said aluminum base bearing alloy layer.
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