WO2010029944A1 - スパークプラグ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a spark plug, and more particularly, to a spark plug including a ground electrode provided with a noble metal tip as a spark discharge member.
- a spark plug used for an internal combustion engine has a center electrode fitted into a cylindrical metal shell through an insulator, one end joined to the metal shell, and the other end opposed to the tip of the center electrode. Generally, it is composed of a ground electrode. Further, in order to enhance the ignitability, a spark plug is provided with a ground electrode in which a noble metal tip is protruded on the ground electrode main body portion extending from the metal shell toward the tip portion of the center electrode so as to face the tip portion of the center electrode. Is also used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- a Ni alloy mainly composed of Ni is suitable as a metal constituting the ground electrode main body because of its excellent corrosion resistance.
- Inconel (Inconel) Trade name
- Ni alloys such as 600 and Inconel 601 are used.
- the ground electrode protrudes most into the combustion chamber, it reaches around 1000 ° C., and in some cases reaches 1000 ° C. or more.
- the joint portion of the ground electrode main body portion and the noble metal tip melt together. May cause thermal degradation, and in some cases, a part of the outer peripheral surface of the melted portion may become thin (hereinafter also referred to as “egre”).
- the ground electrode main body may be oxidized by being exposed to a high temperature atmosphere for a long time. In some cases, the noble metal tip may fall off.
- the present invention suppresses the occurrence of an escaping of the melted portion between the joining portion of the ground electrode main body portion and the noble metal tip in the spark plug including the ground electrode to which the noble metal tip is joined by laser welding or the like, and the high temperature of the ground electrode main body portion.
- An object is to improve the oxidizability and prevent the noble metal tip from falling off.
- the present inventors analyzed the joint between the ground electrode body portion and the melted portion of the noble metal tip. As a result, iron oxide is greatly involved in the generation of the egre. Further, the Ni alloy constituting the ground electrode body portion is Fe. It was found that this Fe melts into the melted part. Moreover, it discovered that content of Al and Si contributed to the improvement of the high temperature oxidation property of a ground electrode main-body part. And while reducing content of Fe, it discovered that it was effective to contain specific amount of Al and Si. The present invention is based on such knowledge.
- the present invention provides the following spark plug.
- a cylindrical metal shell A cylindrical insulator held by the metal shell; A central electrode held in the insulator; A ground electrode main body portion having one end fixed to the metal shell and the other end facing the center electrode, and a noble metal tip bonded to a position of the ground electrode main body facing the tip of the center electrode.
- a spark plug comprising: In the ground electrode main body portion, at least the portion to which the noble metal tip is bonded has a Cr content of 12 mass% to 45 mass%, an Fe content of 7 mass% or less, and an Al content of 0.5 mass%.
- Si content is more than 0.3% by mass and 5% by mass or less, and the remaining 50% by mass or more is made of an alloy of Ni.
- a spark plug characterized by being joined by laser welding or electron beam welding.
- the Al content is 0.7% by mass or more and the Si content is 0.7% by mass or more.
- the alloy constituting the joining portion contains 0.01% by mass or more and 0.4% by mass or less of at least one of Y, Hf, Zr, La, Ce, and Nd. Or the spark plug as described in (2).
- the noble metal tip is made of a Pt alloy.
- the Pt alloy contains at least one of Ir, Rh, Ru, and Ni.
- the melted portion in which the joining portion and the noble metal tip are melted together has Fe of 3% by mass or less, Ni of 10% by mass to 60% by mass, Pt of 15% by mass to 75% by mass, and Cr of 4%.
- spark plug (8) The spark plug according to (7), wherein the melted portion contains 0.1% by mass or more of Al and 0.1% by mass or more of Si. (9) The above (7) or (8), wherein the melting part contains at least one of Y, Hf, Zr, La, Ce, and Nd in an amount of 0.001% by mass to 0.2% by mass. The described spark plug. (10) The spark plug as described in any one of (7) to (9) above, wherein the melted portion contains 0.0025% by mass to 3% by mass of Mn.
- the length in the longitudinal direction of the ground electrode body portion from the joint end portion of the ground electrode body portion to the metal shell to the joint position of the noble metal tip is L, and the longitudinal direction of the ground electrode body portion is When an orthogonal cross-sectional area is S, 29 ⁇ L 2 / S ⁇ 49, and the thermal conductivity of the ground electrode body at room temperature is 18 W / (m ⁇ K) or less.
- the spark plug according to any one of (1) to (10) above.
- the ground electrode main body includes a pedestal fixed to a position facing the tip of the center electrode on its surface, The pedestal is made of the alloy, 13.
- the spark plug of the present invention has a noble metal tip in the ground electrode, it has excellent ignitability, and the Fe content of the Ni alloy constituting the joint portion of the ground electrode main body portion is reduced to a specified value or less. It is possible to suppress the generation of iron oxide that causes the generation of an egre at the melted portion between the part and the noble metal tip. Furthermore, since the Ni alloy constituting the bonding portion of the ground electrode main body contains specific amounts of Al and Si, the high temperature oxidation resistance of the ground electrode main body can be improved. For this reason, it is possible to improve the welding strength between the noble metal tip and the ground electrode main body and to prevent the noble metal tip from falling off.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view around a ground electrode of the spark plug shown in FIG. 1. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the sampling location of the fusion
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a spark plug according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view around a ground electrode of the spark plug shown in FIG.
- a spark plug 100 is fitted into a cylindrical metal shell 11 and the metal shell 11, and its tip 12 a is exposed from the tip 11 a of the metal shell 11.
- One end portion is joined, and the other end portion is mainly provided with a ground electrode 14 or the like disposed opposite to the tip portion 13a of the center electrode 13.
- the metal shell 11 is made of carbon steel or the like, and on the outer circumferential surface of the metal shell 11, a mounting screw portion 15 for mounting the spark plug 100 to, for example, a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is formed in the circumferential direction. Yes.
- the terminal fitting 17 is exposed at the end on the rear side (upper side in the drawing) of the through hole 16 formed in the axial direction.
- the center electrode 13 is inserted and fixed at the front end (downward in the figure) with the tip 13a exposed.
- a resistor 18 is disposed in an intermediate portion between the terminal fitting 17 and the center electrode 13 in the through-hole 16, and conductive glass seal layers 19, 20 is arranged. That is, the center electrode 13 and the terminal fitting 17 are electrically connected through the resistor 18 and the conductive glass seal layers 19 and 20.
- the conductive glass seal layers 19 and 20 and the resistor 18 form a conductive coupling layer.
- the resistor 18 may be omitted, and the terminal fitting 17 and the center electrode 13 may be joined with a single conductive glass seal layer.
- the center electrode 13 is formed in a cylindrical shape by a Ni alloy having excellent heat resistance and corrosion resistance, and the tip portion 13 a of the center electrode 13 is excellent in resistance to spark consumption.
- a columnar noble metal tip 21 made of an Ir alloy containing Ir as a main component is fixed by laser welding or the like.
- the noble metal tip 21 preferably contains at least one of Pt, Rh, Ru, and Ni in order to improve wear resistance.
- a main component means that the component is a component with the largest content among all the components contained.
- the ground electrode 14 is configured by providing a noble metal tip 22 via a pedestal 23 at a position facing the center electrode 13 of the ground electrode main body 14A.
- the ground electrode main body portion 14A is a prismatic member made of a Ni alloy having excellent heat resistance and corrosion resistance, and a base portion 14a is fixed to the metal shell 11 by welding, and an intermediate portion thereof so that the tip end portion 14b faces the center electrode 13.
- the noble metal tip 22 for example, a cylindrical Pt alloy containing Pt as a main component can be used.
- the noble metal tip 22 preferably contains at least one of Ir, Rh, Ru, and Ni in order to improve wear resistance.
- the pedestal 23 has a Cr content of 12% by mass to 45% by mass, an Fe content of 7% by mass or less, an Al content of more than 0.5% by mass and 5% by mass or less, and a Si content of 0.3% by mass. % And 5% by mass or less, and the remaining 50% by mass or more is made of an alloy of Ni.
- Cr has the effect of suppressing high-temperature oxidation by forming a Cr 2 O 3 film on the surface of the pedestal, but if the content is less than 12% by mass, the high-temperature oxidation resistance cannot be sufficiently improved.
- the Cr content increases, the high-temperature oxidation resistance also improves. However, when it exceeds 20% by mass, a ⁇ ′ phase is generated and difficult to process.
- This ⁇ ′ phase is generated when an equilibrium state of 590 ° C. or lower is reached, and the formation of the ⁇ ′ phase can be suppressed by performing solution solution and rapid cooling at 590 ° C. or higher.
- the phase formation can be suppressed when the Cr content is 45% by mass or less, and when it exceeds 45% by mass, the increase of the ⁇ ′ phase and the (Cr) Ni phase increase, and the processing becomes impossible.
- the spark plug Since the spark plug is used in the engine under high temperature and vibration, strength is also required, so solid solution strengthening of the base forming material is effective. Therefore, it is necessary to select an element to be added to the pedestal forming material that has a wide solid solubility limit and is equivalent to the free oxide formation energy of Ni. Furthermore, it is also important that the price is low.
- the most suitable element that satisfies these requirements is Fe.
- the free oxide formation energy of Fe is lower than that of Ni, and the oxide is preferentially formed over Ni. Therefore, theoretically, the Fe content is preferably 0%, but 0.00005 mass% can be contained as a lower limit in consideration of strength. However, when the amount exceeds 7 mass%, the occurrence of the glazing in the melted portion between the noble metal tip 22 and the pedestal 23 becomes significant.
- the pedestal forming material further contains Al and Si for improving high temperature oxidation resistance.
- Al generates an Al 2 O 3 film directly under the Cr 2 O 3 film, and is expected to improve high-temperature oxidation resistance.
- Si forms a passive SiO 2 film, which is also expected to improve high-temperature oxidation resistance.
- the Al content exceeds 0.5% by mass and is 5% by mass or less.
- the lower limit of the Al content is preferably 0.7% by mass.
- a noble metal component, particularly Pt and a low melting point alloy may be formed, and conversely, the welding strength may be reduced.
- the Si content exceeds 0.3 mass% and is 5 mass% or less. To do.
- the lower limit of the Si content is preferably 0.7% by mass.
- the total content of Al and Si is preferably 8% by mass or less.
- the balance other than the above element components in the pedestal forming material contains 50 mass% or more of Ni.
- Ni is excellent in corrosion resistance, and generation of pre-ignition can be effectively suppressed by containing 50% by mass or more.
- the Ni content in the balance is preferably 60% by mass or more.
- the base forming material preferably contains Mn in order to further improve the high temperature oxidation resistance.
- Mn increases the adhesion strength between the Cr 2 O 3 film and the base material of the pedestal-forming alloy and forms MnO 2 directly under the Cr 2 O 3 film, which plays the role of an oxygen getter and serves as an oxygen partial pressure in the pedestal. Reduces internal oxidation.
- the Mn content in the base forming material is preferably 0.005% by mass or more and 5% by mass or less.
- the pedestal forming material preferably contains 0.01% by mass or more of at least one of Y, Hf, Zr, La, Ce, and Nd, so that the high-temperature oxidation resistance can be further improved, which is preferable.
- the content of the element component is preferably 0.4% by mass or less.
- Components other than those described above are not limited, and can be appropriately selected and added in addition to inevitable impurities according to the purpose.
- the base 23 and the noble metal tip 22 are joined by laser welding or electron beam welding.
- the melted part generated by welding becomes an alloy of the forming material of the pedestal 23 and the forming material of the noble metal tip 22, but the Fe content of the forming material of the pedestal 23 is set to 7 mass% or less as described above.
- the Fe content in the melted portion is also reduced, and the production of iron oxide, which is the main cause of the occurrence of egre, can be suppressed.
- the forming material of the pedestal 23 contains Al and Si and the molten part also contains Al and Si, it becomes more excellent in high-temperature oxidation resistance. Furthermore, when Mn is contained, the high-temperature oxidation resistance is further improved.
- the melting part is 3 parts by mass or less of Fe
- Ni is 10% by mass to 60% by mass
- Pt is 15% by mass to 75% by mass
- Cr is 4% by mass. It is contained in a proportion of not less than 35% by mass and not more than 35% by mass, not less than 0.03% by mass and not more than 2% by mass of Al, and not less than 0.03% by mass and not more than 2% by mass.
- Both Al and Si are more preferably 0.1% by mass or more in improving high-temperature oxidation resistance.
- the formation material of the base 23 contains Mn, it is preferable to contain Mn 0.0025 mass% or more and 3 mass% or less.
- the pedestal 23 contains at least one of Y, Hf, Zr, La, Ce, and Nd, these elements are also contained in the melted portion, but the content is 0.001% by mass or more and 0 .2% by mass or less is preferable.
- Cr forms a Cr 2 O 3 film as described above to suppress oxidation, but the melted part is susceptible to spark erosion, and the Cr 2 O 3 film is destroyed and oxygen enters the interior of the melted part. Oxidation occurs.
- It is Fe that has the most influence on the internal oxidation, and it becomes effective in preventing the occurrence of an oggle in the molten part by lowering the Fe content in the molten part to 3% by mass or less.
- the thermal expansion coefficient of the melted part becomes a value close to that of the pedestal or noble metal tip, and the thermal expansion coefficient between the melted part and the noble metal tip or pedestal. The difference will be larger.
- each content of Pt and Ni is the content described above. Furthermore, high-temperature oxidation resistance can be improved by setting the contents of Al and Si, and further Mn in the melted portion to the above contents.
- the pedestal 23 has a columnar column on the side to which the noble metal tip 22 is joined, and the side to be joined to the ground electrode main body 14A is a flange having a diameter larger than that of the column. It is joined to the surface of the ground electrode body 14A by resistance welding.
- a spark discharge gap g is formed between the noble metal tip 22 and the tip portion 13 a of the center electrode 13.
- the pedestal 23 and the noble metal tip 22 are previously joined together by laser welding or electron beam welding to form a joined body, and then the joined body is joined to the ground electrode main body portion 14A by resistance welding.
- the ground electrode body 14A has a length in the longitudinal direction from the joint end to the metal shell 11 to the center C of the joint position of the noble metal tip 22 as L, and a cross-sectional area perpendicular to the longitudinal direction as S. 29 ⁇ L 2 / S ⁇ 49, and it is desirable that the thermal conductivity at room temperature satisfies 18 W / (m ⁇ K) or less.
- S. 29 ⁇ L 2 / S ⁇ 49
- the ground electrode body portion 14A is made of a Ni alloy, but in the range of 1/2 or more of the length L in the longitudinal direction, preferably over the entire length, 10% or more of the cross-sectional area S has a thermal conductivity at room temperature. It is desirable that the metal or the alloy is 250 W / (m ⁇ K) or more and that 35 ⁇ L 2 / S ⁇ 70. When a metal or alloy having a thermal conductivity at room temperature of 250 W / (m ⁇ K) or more is used, the temperature of the melted portion is difficult to increase, which is effective in suppressing the occurrence of glazing and the occurrence of preignition.
- the metal material having a thermal conductivity at room temperature of 250 W / (m ⁇ K) or more is preferably copper or a copper alloy because it is inexpensive and excellent in workability.
- the ground electrode main body portion 14 ⁇ / b> A has a configuration in which such a metal material is used as a core material and is surrounded by a Ni alloy.
- the pedestal 23 can be omitted and the noble metal tip 22 can be directly laser welded to the ground electrode main body 14A.
- the noble metal tip 22 of the ground electrode main body portion 14A to be joined preferably, the entire ground electric decoration main body portion is made of the above-described alloy.
- Test-1 By processing an ingot made of the material shown in Table 1, a pedestal including a wire rod having a cross-sectional shape of 1.4 mm in length and 2.5 mm in width, and a column portion and a flange portion having a diameter of 0.8 mm was manufactured. A columnar body having a diameter of 0.74 mm made of Pt-10Rh (Pt containing 10% by mass of Rh) was prepared as a noble metal tip, and the noble metal tip and the base were joined by laser welding. The balance in Table 1 is inevitable impurities.
- Pt-10Rh Pt containing 10% by mass of Rh
- a spark plug provided with a joined body obtained by joining the above pedestal and a noble metal tip was mounted on a 1200 ° C cold heat test machine, heated for 2 minutes with a gas burner and cooled for 1 minute, and melted after 600 cycles. The part was observed. If there was no beard-like precipitate in the melted part, it was judged as acceptable, “ ⁇ ” was written in the column for desktop evaluation in Table 1, and “x” was marked if there was a beard-like precipitate in the melted part. When the noble metal tip dropped from the pedestal during the test, it was marked as “dropped”.
- a spark plug similar to the spark plug used in the desktop test was mounted on a 2000cc in-line 6-cylinder engine, 5500prm (fully open) for 1 minute at -750rpm (idling), 1 minute for 1 cycle, 50
- the occurrence of aggle and the presence or absence of noble metal tips were evaluated at every hour.
- the evaluation method for the occurrence of an egre is a case where, in the melted part between the pedestal and the noble metal tip, the part with the smallest outer diameter is 0.05 mm or more inward from the original side surface of the noble metal tip. ", The case of less than 0.05 mm was marked as” O "in the column of actual machine evaluation in Table 1. In addition, when the precious metal tip dropped from the pedestal during the actual machine durability test, it was marked as “dropped”.
- the pedestal having the composition defined in the present invention by using the pedestal having the composition defined in the present invention, the generation of the escaping in the molten portion between the pedestal and the noble metal tip is suppressed, and the high temperature oxidation resistance in the molten portion is improved, so that the noble metal tip is detached. It can be seen that is suppressed. For practical use, 200 hours or more are preferable, and the usefulness of using a pedestal having the composition defined in the present invention is clear. Moreover, it turns out that the base of the composition prescribed
- Test-2 The pedestal produced in Test-1 and a noble metal tip made of Pt-10Rh were laser welded. Then, as schematically shown in FIG. 3, in the half cross section, the maximum length in the longitudinal direction of the welded portion is a, the maximum length in the depth direction is b, and 3 so as to be divided into four equal parts in each direction. A virtual line was drawn line by line, 9 intersections were sampled, and composition analysis was performed by SEM. In the analysis results, if the Pt content is 0 to 80% by mass, it is determined that the sampling location is in the melted portion, and otherwise the sampling location is a pedestal or a noble metal tip. The average was calculated. The results are shown in Table 2.
- Test-3 A spark plug having a joined body in which a pedestal having a different composition and a noble metal tip made of Pt-10Rh are welded so that the alloy composition of the molten portion is as shown in Table 3, and mounted on a 1000 ° C. thermal test machine. Then, heating for 2 minutes with a gas burner and cooling for 1 minute were taken as one cycle, and the molten part was observed after 1000 cycles. And when the oxidation scale of the fusion
- the oxide scale can be suppressed to less than 50%. It can be seen that the welding strength between the noble metal tip and the base can be secured.
- Test-4 A spark plug having a joined body made of the material shown in Table 4 and a noble metal tip made of Pt-10Rh was prepared, mounted on a 2000cc in-line 6-cylinder engine, and a fuel containing 0.03% by mass of sulfur was used.
- the pedestal contains 0.005 mass% or more and 5 mass% or less of Mn, the high temperature oxidation resistance of the pedestal can be secured even when a fuel containing a large amount of sulfur is used. It can be seen that shedding is suppressed.
- Test-6 A ground electrode body made of a Ni alloy and having a thermal conductivity of 14 W / (m ⁇ K), 18 W / (m ⁇ K) or 20 W / (m ⁇ K), having a different length L and cross-sectional area S, A grounded electrode was produced by adhering a joined body obtained by joining the base of Comparative Example 1 or Example 10 and a noble metal tip made of Pt-10Rh to each grounded electrode main body. Then, using a spark plug provided with each ground electrode, it was mounted on a 2000 cc in-line 6-cylinder engine, 1 minute at 750 rpm (idling) for 1 minute at 5500 prm (fully open), and 200 cycles as in Test 1. The occurrence of Aegle was evaluated after the passage of time.
- Test-7 Prepare Ni alloy with copper wire of different thickness as the core material to occupy 8%, 10%, or 14% of the cross-sectional area S of the ground electrode body, and prepare the ground electrode body with the same shape as Test-6
- the ground electrode was fabricated by fixing and bonding a joined body obtained by joining the base of Comparative Example 1 or Example 10 and the noble metal tip made of Pt-10Rh to each ground electrode main body. And the same actual machine evaluation as the above was performed using the spark plug provided with each ground electrode. The results are shown in Tables 9 to 11, and the judgment criteria are the same as in Test-6.
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(1)筒状の主体金具と、
前記主体金具に保持された筒状の絶縁体と、
前記絶縁体内に保持された中心電極と、
一端部が前記主体金具に固着され、他端部が前記中心電極と対向する接地電極本体部と、該接地電極本体部における該中心電極の先端部と対向する位置に接合された貴金属チップとを備え、該中心電極の該先端部と該貴金属チップとの間で火花放電ギャップが形成された接地電極と、
を備えたスパークプラグであって、
該接地電極本体部のうち少なくとも該貴金属チップが接合される部位は、Cr含有量が12質量%以上45質量%以下、Fe含有量が7質量%以下、Al含有量が0.5質量%を超え5質量%以下、Si含有量が0.3質量%を超え5質量%以下、及び残部の50質量%以上がNiである合金にて構成されてなり、該接合部位と該貴金属チップとがレーザ溶接または電子ビーム溶接により接合されていることを特徴とするスパークプラグ。
(2)Al含有量が0.7質量%以上、Si含有量が0.7質量%以上であることを特徴とする上記(1)記載のスパークプラグ。
(3)前記接合部位を構成する合金がY,Hf,Zr,La,Ce,Ndの少なくとも1種類を0.01質量%以上0.4質量%以下含有することを特徴とする上記(1)または(2)記載のスパークプラグ。
(4)前記接合部位を構成する合金がMnを0.005質量%以上5質量%以下含有することを特徴とする上記(1)~(3)の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
(5)前記貴金属チップがPt合金からなることを特徴とする上記(1)~(4)の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
(6)前記Pt合金がIr、Rh、Ru、Niの少なくとも1種類以上を含有することを特徴とする上記(5)記載のスパークプラグ。
(7)前記接合部位と前記貴金属チップとが溶け合った溶融部が、Feを3質量%以下、Niを10質量%以上60質量%以下、Ptを15質量%以上75質量%以下、Crを4質量%以上35質量%以下、Alを0.03質量%以上2質量%以下、Siを0.03質量%以上2質量%以下含有することを特徴とする上記(5)または(6)記載のスパークプラグ。
(8)前記溶融部がAlを0.1質量%以上、Siを0.1質量%以上含有することを特徴とする上記(7)記載のスパークプラグ。
(9)前記溶融部がY,Hf,Zr,La,Ce,Ndの少なくとも1種類を0.001質量%以上0.2質量%以下含有することを特徴とする上記(7)または(8)記載のスパークプラグ。
(10)前記溶融部がMnを0.0025質量%以上3質量%以下含有することを特徴とする上記(7)~(9)の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
(11)前記接地電極本体部の前記主体金具との接合端部から前記貴金属チップの接合位置までの前記接地電極本体部の長手方向の長さをL、前記接地電極本体部の前記長手方向と直交する断面積をSとするとき、29≦L2/S≦49で、かつ、該接地電極本体部の常温での熱伝導率が18W/(m・K)以下であることを特徴とする上記(1)~(10)の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
(12)前記接地電極本体部の前記長手方向の長さLの1/2以上の範囲において、前記接地電極本体部の前記断面積Sの10%以上が銅または銅合金であり、かつ、35≦L2/S≦70であることを特徴とする上記(11)記載のスパークプラグ。
(13)前記接地電極本体部は、自身の表面における前記中心電極の前記先端部と対向する位置に固着された台座部を備えており、
該台座部は、前記合金から構成されてなり、
前記貴金属チップは、該台座部にレーザ溶接または電子ビーム溶接により接合されてなることを特徴とする上記(1)~(12)の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
表1に示す材料からなるインゴットを加工することにより、断面形状が縦1.4mm横2.5mmの線材、及び、直径0.8mmの柱部とフランジ部とを備えた台座を作製した。そして、貴金属チップとしてPt-10Rh(10質量%のRhを含有したPt)からなる直径0.74mmの柱状体を準備し、貴金属チップと台座とをレーザ溶接により接合した。尚、表1における残部は不可避不純物である。ここで、線材及び台座の加工性の評価として、作製後の線材及び台座の表面または内部における傷やクラックの有無を確認し、傷やクラックがない場合に表1に「○」を記し、傷やクラックが生じた場合に表1に「×」を記した。
試験-1で作製した台座と、Pt-10Rh製の貴金属チップとをレーザ溶接した。そして、図3に模式的に示すように、半断面において、溶接部の長手方向の最大長さをa、深さ方向の最大長さをbとし、それぞれの方向に4等分するように3本ずつ仮想線を引き、9個の交点をサンプリングし、SEMにて組成分析を行った。分析結果において、Pt含有量が0~80質量%であればサンプリング箇所が溶融部内にあり、それ以外はサンプリング箇所が台座もしくは貴金属チップであると判断し、溶融部内にあるサンプリング箇所の分析値の平均を求めた。結果を表2に示す。
溶融部の合金組成が表3になるように、組成の異なる台座と、Pt-10Rh製の貴金属チップとを溶接した接合体を備えたスパークプラグを作製し、1000℃の冷熱試験機に装着し、ガスバーナによる2分間加熱-1分間冷却を1サイクルとし、1000サイクル後に溶融部を観察した。そして、溶融部の酸化スケールが50%未満であれば「○」、50%以上であれば「×」として表3に記した。
表4に示す材料からなる台座と、Pt-10Rh製の貴金属チップとの接合体を備えたスパークプラグを作製し、2000cc直列6気筒エンジンに装着し、硫黄を0.03質量%含む燃料を用い、5500prm(全開)で1分間-750rpm(アイドリング)で1分間を1サイクルとし、試験-1と同様にして50時間毎にエグレの発生及び貴金属チップの脱落の有無を評価した。結果を表4に記した。
溶融部の合金組成が表5になるように、組成の異なる台座と、Pt-10Rh製の貴金属チップとの接合体を備えたスパークプラグを作製し、試験-4と同様にして50時間毎にエグレの発生及び貴金属チップの脱落の有無を評価した。結果を表5に記した。
Ni合金製で熱伝導率が14W/(m・K)、18W/(m・K)または20W/(m・K)で、長さL及び断面積Sが異なる接地電極本体部を作製し、各接地電極本体部に、比較例1または実施例10の台座と、Pt-10Rh製の貴金属チップとを接合した接合体を固着して接地電極を作製した。そして、各接地電極を備えたスパークプラグを用い、2000cc直列6気筒エンジンに装着し、5500prm(全開)で1分間-750rpm(アイドリング)で1分間を1サイクルとし、試験-1と同様にして200時間経過後にエグレの発生を評価した。結果を表6~8に記すが、判定の欄には、比較例1の台座及び実施例10の台座ともにエグレが発生しない場合を「-」、比較例1の台座にエグレが発生し、実施例10の台座にはエグレが発生しない場合をエグレ発生抑制効果が有るとして「○」、比較例1の台座及び実施例10の台座ともにエグレが発生した場合を「×」とした。また、「プレイグ」とは、プレイグニションが発生してプラグとして使用できないことを示す。
接地電極本体部の断面積Sの8%、10%または14%を占めるように太さの異なる銅線を芯材とするNi合金を用意して試験-6と同形状の接地電極本体部を作製し、各接地電極本体部に、比較例1または実施例10の台座と、Pt-10Rh製の貴金属チップとを接合した接合体を固着して接地電極を作製した。そして、各接地電極を備えたスパークプラグを用いて上記と同じ実機評価を行った。結果を表9~11に記すが、判定基準は試験-6と同じである。
また、本出願は、2008年9月9日出願の日本特許出願(特願2008-230540)に基づくものであり、その内容はここに参照として取り込まれる。
12 絶縁体
13 中心電極
14 接地電極
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22 貴金属チップ
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- 筒状の主体金具と、
前記主体金具に保持された筒状の絶縁体と、
前記絶縁体内に保持された中心電極と、
一端部が前記主体金具に固着され、他端部が前記中心電極と対向する接地電極本体部と、該接地電極本体部における該中心電極の先端部と対向する位置に接合された貴金属チップとを備え、該中心電極の該先端部と該貴金属チップとの間で火花放電ギャップが形成された接地電極と、
を備えたスパークプラグであって、
該接地電極本体部のうち少なくとも該貴金属チップが接合される部位は、Cr含有量が12質量%以上45質量%以下、Fe含有量が7質量%以下、Al含有量が0.5質量%を超え5質量%以下、Si含有量が0.3質量%を超え5質量%以下、及び残部の50質量%以上がNiである合金にて構成されてなり、該接合部位と該貴金属チップとがレーザ溶接または電子ビーム溶接により接合されていることを特徴とするスパークプラグ。 - Al含有量が0.7質量%以上、Si含有量が0.7質量%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記接合部位を構成する合金がY,Hf,Zr,La,Ce,Ndの少なくとも1種類を0.01質量%以上0.4質量%以下含有することを特徴とする請求項1または2記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記接合部位を構成する合金がMnを0.005質量%以上5質量%以下含有することを特徴とする請求項1~3の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記貴金属チップがPt合金からなることを特徴とする請求項1~4の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記Pt合金がIr、Rh、Ru、Niの少なくとも1種類以上を含有することを特徴とする請求項5記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記接合部位と前記貴金属チップとが溶け合った溶融部が、Feを3質量%以下、Niを10質量%以上60質量%以下、Ptを15質量%以上75質量%以下、Crを4質量%以上35質量%以下、Alを0.03質量%以上2質量%以下、Siを0.03質量%以上2質量%以下含有することを特徴とする請求項5または6記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記溶融部がAlを0.1質量%以上、Siを0.1質量%以上含有することを特徴とする請求項7記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記溶融部がY,Hf,Zr,La,Ce,Ndの少なくとも1種類を0.001質量%以上0.2質量%以下含有することを特徴とする請求項7または8記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記溶融部がMnを0.0025質量%以上3質量%以下含有することを特徴とする請求項7~9の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記接地電極本体部の前記主体金具との接合端部から前記貴金属チップの接合位置までの前記接地電極本体部の長手方向の長さをL、前記接地電極本体部の前記長手方向と直交する断面積をSとするとき、29≦L2/S≦49で、かつ、該接地電極本体部の常温での熱伝導率が18W/(m・K)以下であることを特徴とする請求項1~10の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記接地電極本体部の前記長手方向の長さLの1/2以上の範囲において、前記接地電極本体部の前記断面積Sの10%以上が銅または銅合金であり、かつ、35≦L2/S≦70であることを特徴とする請求項11記載のスパークプラグ。
- 前記接地電極本体部は、自身の表面における前記中心電極の前記先端部と対向する位置に固着された台座部を備えており、
該台座部は、前記合金から構成されてなり、
前記貴金属チップは、該台座部にレーザ溶接または電子ビーム溶接により接合されてなることを特徴とする請求項1~12の何れか1項に記載のスパークプラグ。
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