Development of an Inexpensive, Highly Wear-Resistant Ceramic Cam Follower - Part 1 Engine Test Results Nissan Diesel Motor Company, Limited

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Matsumoto, Satoshi, author.

Conference Name:

International Pacific Conference On Automotive Engineering (1993-11-15 : Phoenix, Arizona, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1993

Summary:

This paper describes the development of an inexpensive ceramic cam follower that uses a silicon nitride material and is more wear and scuff resistant than the sinter alloy cam follower. A thin ceramic disk is directly brazed on a steel cam follower body without using any stress-relief materials which makes the grinding for crowning unnecessary, reducing the production cost. We performed a material screening test using an abrasion tester to determine the optimum type of silicon nitride and the optimum surface roughness. Engine endurance tests proved its excellent wear and scuff resistance. Consequently, it has been adopted in the 1993 series production engines as the first ceramic cam follower

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

931933

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license