Bearing material
AssigneeDana Corporation
InventorsJohn Lyon, Fatima Rutherford
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Abstract
A material for use as a bearing sliding surface and a bearing having the material are described, the material comprises tin and having therein from 1 to 5 wt % of a metal selected from the group comprising nickel, cobalt and iron.
Claims15
A composition of material suitable for use as a sliding surface of a bearing, the material being comprised of a tin matrix and including from about 1-5% by weight of a metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and iron, wherein said metal is in the form of an intermetallic precipitate with tin in said matrix.
A bearing having a sliding surface material comprised of a tin matrix and including from about 1-5% by weight of a metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and iron, wherein said metal is in the form of an intermetallic precipitate with tin in said matrix.
A composition of material suitable for use as a sliding surface of a bearing, the material being comprised of a tin matrix and including from about 1-5% by weight of a metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and iron, said composition being deposited upon a second bearing material, said second bearing material being harder than said composition of material, wherein the composition is deposited upon said second bearing material using an electroplating technique, and further wherein said metal is in the form of an intermetallic precipitate with tin in said matrix.
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