One important development area for obtaining better fuel economy is to reduce mechanical friction losses in engine components. The valvetrain is a significant source of mechanical friction loss in an automobile engine, especially at low speeds where fuel economy is most important.This paper describes the potential use of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings at the cam/follower interface in a bucket-type valvetrain. Using a pin-on-disk tester, a motored valvetrain friction apparatus and a bench test rig, the frictional performance of DLC coatings was tested. Experimental data indicate that under a lubricated condition, DLC coatings produced by a plasma CVD (chemical vapor deposition) technique did not show a sufficient effect on reducing friction (only a 20-25% reduction) contrary to our expectations. DLC coatings prepared by arc-ion plating and containing less hydrogen showed superior frictional performance compared with CVD-DLC coatings under a lubricated condition. Results obtained with a motored valvetrain friction tester indicate that an arc ion-plated DLC coating on a valve lifter can reduce friction loss by almost 45% compared with a phosphated steel valve lifter in a conventional valvetrain. Surface hardness, film thickness and surface roughness can be designed to match the intended valvetrain application.


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    Titel :

    Research on Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings for Low-Friction Valve Lifters


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Beteiligte:
    Kano, Makoto (Autor:in) / Abou, Sadayuki (Autor:in) / Yasuda, Yoshiteru (Autor:in) / Mabuchi, Yutaka (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    SAE 2003 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2003



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    03.03.2003




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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