EP2185744B1 - Cylinder jacket and method for producing the same - Google Patents

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EP2185744B1
EP2185744B1 EP08801215A EP08801215A EP2185744B1 EP 2185744 B1 EP2185744 B1 EP 2185744B1 EP 08801215 A EP08801215 A EP 08801215A EP 08801215 A EP08801215 A EP 08801215A EP 2185744 B1 EP2185744 B1 EP 2185744B1
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  • the present invention relates to a method for producing a cylinder liner and such a cylinder liner.
  • Cylinder liners for internal combustion engines are usually produced today from the material cast iron with lamellar graphite.
  • the lamellar graphite cast iron used for this purpose consists of the structural constituents perlite and graphite and is often alloyed with 0.1 to 1.2% phosphorus in order to increase the wear resistance of this material.
  • the wear on a cylinder liner is caused in the engine operation on the one hand by the piston rings and the other by the piston skirt, both of which interact with the inner circumferential surface (or running surface) of the cylinder liner.
  • the alloying of phosphorus produces a phase in the material that consists of iron, carbon and phosphorus and is referred to as "steady".
  • This phase is distributed in the material structure reticulated around the eutectic cells of the cast iron around and is characterized by a high hardness.
  • the perlite contained in the cast iron also contributes to a high resistance to wear and seizure, since perlite contains carbides in a lamellar structure.
  • cylinder liners made of the material cast iron with lamellar graphite are only partially suitable.
  • ignition pressure requires a switch to high-strength materials.
  • These high-strength materials include steels.
  • steels with a carbon content of more than 0.8% by mass are required for this purpose.
  • Such steels are extremely difficult to form due to their high hardness and strength, can only be welded with additional treatment and can only be machined with high tool wear. The use of such steels is therefore excluded because it is associated with an unreasonable amount of effort.
  • GB 2146409 A discloses a method of making a cylinder liner wherein a cylindrical precursor is made of a steel material having a carbon content of 0.05 to 0.30% by weight and a wear resistant layer is formed on the precursor by carbonitriding between 500 ° C and 650 ° C.
  • the cylinder liner can be used immediately.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to provide a method for the production of cylinder liners and cylinder liners produced in this way, which meet the requirements of modern engines and are characterized in particular by a high wear and seizure resistance.
  • the solution consists in a method having the features of patent claim 1 and in cylinder liners produced by means of this method.
  • a cylindrical precursor of a steel material having a carbon content of at most 0.6% by mass and a ferritic or ferritic / pearlitic structure is produced, then the surface layer of the inner surface of the cylindrical precursor with carbon in the form of itself
  • the carbides depositing the grain boundaries is enriched by carburizing, then the cylindrical precursor is cooled slowly, such that in the boundary layer a pearlitic structure with a network of carbides is formed and finally the cylindrical precursor is finished to a cylinder liner.
  • the cylinder liners according to the invention are characterized in particular by a steel material having a carbon content of at most 0.6% by mass and a ferritic or ferritic / pearlitic structure, wherein at least the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder liner has a pearlitic structure with a network of carbides.
  • cylinder liners made of steels having a carbon content of at most 0.6% by mass can be produced simply, effectively and inexpensively. Nevertheless, cylinder liners according to the invention have along its inner surface, ie in the region of its tread, a pearlitic structure with a network of carbides on. This microstructure gives the inner surface an excellent resistance to wear and scuffing. It is thus possible to produce a cylinder liner made of a steel material with little effort and machined with little tool wear, which nevertheless has a microstructure in the region of their treads, which is similar to that of cast iron with lamellar graphite and hitherto exclusively with extremely hard and solid, ie could not be achieved economically steels. In addition, when carburizing the fatigue strength of the material structure is improved overall, which has a positive effect on the life of the cylinder liner according to the invention.
  • a steel material having a carbon content of 0.1 mass% to 0.6 mass% is used. Due to its relatively low carbon content, such a steel material can be particularly easily formed or machined. A steel material having a carbon content of at most 0.25% by mass has proven particularly expedient.
  • additives for example manganese and / or sulfur and / or lead, are known per se to the person skilled in the art.
  • a sheet metal produced from the steel material can be bent and welded at the seam to a tube, for example by means of laser welding, electron beam welding, inductive welding or fusion welding.
  • At least one flange and / or at least one Outer contour are preformed. This reduces the cost of the downstream, in particular machining of the cylindrical precursor to the finished cylinder liner.
  • the carburizing takes place in principle by means of the method known to a person skilled in the art using a solid, liquid or gaseous carbonaceous material.
  • the carbonization agent may optionally contain nitrogen, resulting in a comparable process to carbonitriding.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically and not to scale an embodiment of a cylinder liner 10 according to the invention of a steel material with a carbon content of at most 0.6% by mass, which was prepared by the method according to the invention.
  • the method according to the invention has produced an edge layer 11 with a pearlitic structure containing a network of carbides.

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The invention relates to a method for producing a cylinder jacket, comprising the following steps: producing a cylindrical starting product from a steel material having a carbon content of not more than 0.8% by weight and a ferritic or ferritic/pearlitic structure; enriching, by carburization, the surface layer of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical starting product with carbon in the form of carbides that are deposited on the grain boundaries; slowly cooling the cylindrical starting product in such a manner that a pearlitic structure having a carbide network is formed in the surface layer; finishing the cylindrical starting product to give a cylinder jacket. The invention also relates to a cylinder jacket produced by said method.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Zylinderlaufbuchse sowie eine derartige Zylinderlaufbuchse.The present invention relates to a method for producing a cylinder liner and such a cylinder liner.

Zylinderlaufbuchsen für Verbrennungsmotoren werden heute in der Regel aus dem Werkstoff Gusseisen mit Lamellengraphit hergestellt. Das für diesen Zweck verwendete Gusseisen mit Lamellengraphit besteht aus den Gefügebestandteilen Perlit und Graphit und ist häufig mit 0,1 bis 1,2 % Phosphor legiert, um die Verschleißbeständigkeit dieses Werkstoffs zu steigern. Der Verschleiß an einer Zylinderlaufbuchse wird im Motorbetrieb zum einen durch die Kolbenringe und zum anderen durch den Kolbenschaft hervorgerufen, die beide mit der inneren Mantelfläche (oder Lauffläche) der Zylinderlaufbuchse zusammenwirken. Durch die Zulegierung von Phosphor entsteht im Werkstoff eine Phase, die aus Eisen, Kohlenstoff und Phosphor besteht und als Steadit bezeichnet wird. Diese Phase ist im Werkstoffgefüge netzförmig um die eutektischen Zellen des Gusseisens herum verteilt und zeichnet sich durch eine hohe Härte aus. Als Alternative können dem Gusseisen Elemente zulegiert werden, welche die Karbidbildung in starkem Maße begünstigen, bspw. Niob oder Bor. Daraus resultieren Carbide, die eine dem Steadit vergleichbare Netzstruktur bilden. Im Übrigen trägt der im Gusseisen enthaltene Perlit mit zu einem hohen Verschleiß- und Fresswiderstand bei, da in Perlit Carbide in einer Lamellenstruktur enthalten sind.Cylinder liners for internal combustion engines are usually produced today from the material cast iron with lamellar graphite. The lamellar graphite cast iron used for this purpose consists of the structural constituents perlite and graphite and is often alloyed with 0.1 to 1.2% phosphorus in order to increase the wear resistance of this material. The wear on a cylinder liner is caused in the engine operation on the one hand by the piston rings and the other by the piston skirt, both of which interact with the inner circumferential surface (or running surface) of the cylinder liner. The alloying of phosphorus produces a phase in the material that consists of iron, carbon and phosphorus and is referred to as "steady". This phase is distributed in the material structure reticulated around the eutectic cells of the cast iron around and is characterized by a high hardness. As an alternative, it is possible to add to the cast iron elements which strongly promote carbide formation, for example niobium or boron. This results in carbides which form a network structure comparable to the steady state. Incidentally, the perlite contained in the cast iron also contributes to a high resistance to wear and seizure, since perlite contains carbides in a lamellar structure.

Für moderne Motoren, insbesondere moderne Dieselmotoren, sind Zylinderlaufbuchsen aus dem Werkstoff Gusseisen mit Lamellengraphit nur bedingt geeignet. Insbesondere der in modernen Dieselmotoren geforderte Zünddruck erfordert eine Umstellung auf hochfeste Werkstoffe. Zu diesen hochfesten Werkstoffen zählen auch Stähle. In diesem Zusammenhang ist es wünschenswert, die aus den Gusseisen-Werkstoffen bekannten Gefüge aus Perlit mit Carbiden in einer Netzstruktur in den für die Zylinderlaufbuchsen verwendeten Stählen zu realisieren, um einen guten Verschleiß- und Fresswiderstand zu erzielen. Dies ist jedoch nicht möglich, da hierfür Stähle mit einem Kohlenstoffgehalt von mehr als 0,8 Masse-% benötigt werden. Derartige Stähle sind aufgrund ihrer hohen Härte und Festigkeit äußerst schwer umformbar, können nur mit zusätzlicher Behandlung geschweißt und nur unter hohem Werkzeugverschleiß spanend bearbeitet werden. Die Verwendung derartiger Stähle ist also ausgeschlossen, weil damit ein unvertretbar hohen Aufwand verbunden ist.For modern engines, especially modern diesel engines, cylinder liners made of the material cast iron with lamellar graphite are only partially suitable. In particular, the required in modern diesel engines ignition pressure requires a switch to high-strength materials. These high-strength materials include steels. In this context, it is desirable to realize the known from the cast iron materials structure of pearlite with carbides in a network structure in the steel liners used for the cylinder liners to a good wear and eating resistance. However, this is not possible since steels with a carbon content of more than 0.8% by mass are required for this purpose. Such steels are extremely difficult to form due to their high hardness and strength, can only be welded with additional treatment and can only be machined with high tool wear. The use of such steels is therefore excluded because it is associated with an unreasonable amount of effort.

GB 2146409 A offenbart ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Zylinderlaufbuchse wobei ein zylinderförmiges Vorprodukt aus einem Stahlwerkstoff mit einem Kohlenstoffgehalt von 0.05 bis 0.30 Gewichts% hergestellt wird und eine verschleissfeste Schicht auf das Vorprodukt mittels Karbonitrieren zwischen 500°C and 650 °C hergestellt wird. Die Zylinderlaufbuchse kann unmittelbar verwendet werden. GB 2146409 A discloses a method of making a cylinder liner wherein a cylindrical precursor is made of a steel material having a carbon content of 0.05 to 0.30% by weight and a wear resistant layer is formed on the precursor by carbonitriding between 500 ° C and 650 ° C. The cylinder liner can be used immediately.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt somit die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Zylinderlaufbuchsen sowie derart hergestellte Zylinderlaufbuchsen bereitzustellen, die den Anforderungen moderner Motoren gerecht werden und sich insbesondere durch einen hohen Verschleiß- und Fresswiderstand auszeichnen.The present invention is therefore based on the object to provide a method for the production of cylinder liners and cylinder liners produced in this way, which meet the requirements of modern engines and are characterized in particular by a high wear and seizure resistance.

Die Lösung besteht in einem Verfahren mit den Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs 1 sowie in mittels dieses Verfahrens hergestellten Zylinderlaufbuchsen. Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, dass zunächst ein zylinderförmiges Vorprodukt aus einem Stahlwerkstoff mit einem Kohlenstoffgehalt von höchstens 0,6 Masse-% und einem ferritischen oder ferritisch/perlitischen Gefüge hergestellt wird, dann die Randschicht der inneren Mantelfläche des zylinderförmigen Vorprodukts mit Kohlenstoff in Form von sich an den Korngrenzen ablagernden Carbiden mittels Aufkohlen angereichert wird, anschließend das zylinderförmige Vorprodukts langsam abgekühlt wird, derart, dass in der Randschicht ein perlitisches Gefüge mit einem Netzwerk aus Carbiden gebildet wird und schließlich das zylinderförmige Vorprodukt zu einer Zylinderlaufbuchse fertigbearbeitet wird.The solution consists in a method having the features of patent claim 1 and in cylinder liners produced by means of this method. According to the invention, it is provided that first a cylindrical precursor of a steel material having a carbon content of at most 0.6% by mass and a ferritic or ferritic / pearlitic structure is produced, then the surface layer of the inner surface of the cylindrical precursor with carbon in the form of itself The carbides depositing the grain boundaries is enriched by carburizing, then the cylindrical precursor is cooled slowly, such that in the boundary layer a pearlitic structure with a network of carbides is formed and finally the cylindrical precursor is finished to a cylinder liner.

Die erfindungsgemäßen Zylinderlaufbuchsen zeichnen sich insbesondere durch einen Stahlwerkstoff mit einem Kohlenstoffgehalt von höchstens 0,6 Masse-% und einem ferritischen oder ferritisch/perlitischen Gefüge aus, wobei mindestens die innere Mantelfläche der Zylinderlaufbuchse ein perlitisches Gefüge mit einem Netzwerk aus Carbiden aufweist.The cylinder liners according to the invention are characterized in particular by a steel material having a carbon content of at most 0.6% by mass and a ferritic or ferritic / pearlitic structure, wherein at least the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder liner has a pearlitic structure with a network of carbides.

Mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren können Zylinderlaufbuchsen aus Stählen mit einem Kohlenstoffgehalt von höchstens 0,6 Masse-% einfach, effektiv und kostengünstig hergestellt werden. Dennoch weisen die erfindungsgemäßen Zylinderlauf-buchsen entlang ihrer inneren Mantelfläche, d.h. im Bereich ihrer Lauffläche, ein perlitisches Gefüge mit einem Netzwerk aus Carbiden auf. Diese Gefügestruktur verleiht der inneren Mantelfläche einen ausgezeichneten Verschleiß- und Fresswiderstand. Es ist also möglich, mit geringem Aufwand eine Zylinderlaufbuchse aus einem Stahlwerkstoff herzustellen und mit geringem Werkzeugverschleiß spanend zu bearbeiten, die im Bereich ihrer Laufflächen dennoch eine Gefügestruktur aufweist, die der von Gusseisen mit Lamellengraphit ähnlich ist und bisher ausschließlich mit extrem harten und festen, d.h. nicht wirtschaftlich zu bearbeitenden Stählen erzielt werden konnte. Darüber hinaus wird beim Aufkohlen die Dauerfestigkeit des Werkstoffgefüges insgesamt verbessert, was sich positiv auf die Lebensdauer der erfindungsgemäßen Zylinderlaufbuchse auswirkt.With the method according to the invention cylinder liners made of steels having a carbon content of at most 0.6% by mass can be produced simply, effectively and inexpensively. Nevertheless, cylinder liners according to the invention have along its inner surface, ie in the region of its tread, a pearlitic structure with a network of carbides on. This microstructure gives the inner surface an excellent resistance to wear and scuffing. It is thus possible to produce a cylinder liner made of a steel material with little effort and machined with little tool wear, which nevertheless has a microstructure in the region of their treads, which is similar to that of cast iron with lamellar graphite and hitherto exclusively with extremely hard and solid, ie could not be achieved economically steels. In addition, when carburizing the fatigue strength of the material structure is improved overall, which has a positive effect on the life of the cylinder liner according to the invention.

Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.Advantageous developments emerge from the subclaims.

Vorzugsweise wird ein Stahlwerkstoff mit einem Kohlenstoffgehalt von 0,1 Masse-% bis 0,6 Masse-% verwendet. Ein derartiger Stahlwerkstoff lässt sich aufgrund seines relativ niedrigen Kohlenstoffgehalts besonders einfach umformen bzw. spanend bearbeiten. Als besonders zweckmäßig hat sich ein Stahlwerkstoff mit einem Kohlenstoffgehalt von höchstens 0,25 Masse-% erwiesen.Preferably, a steel material having a carbon content of 0.1 mass% to 0.6 mass% is used. Due to its relatively low carbon content, such a steel material can be particularly easily formed or machined. A steel material having a carbon content of at most 0.25% by mass has proven particularly expedient.

Da bei der Zerspanung eines derartigen Stahlwerkstoffs mit einem Kohlenstoffgehalt von höchstens 0,6 Masse-% das Risiko besteht, dass Fließspäne entstehen können, kann es ggf. ratsam sein, dem Stahlwerkstoff Zusätze beizufügen, welche die Spanbrechung begünstigen. Derartige Zusätze, bspw. Mangan und/oder Schwefel und/oder Blei, sind dem Fachmann an sich bekannt.Since the machining of such a steel material with a carbon content of at most 0.6% by mass involves the risk that flow chips may arise, it may be advisable to add additives to the steel material which promote chipbreaking. Such additives, for example manganese and / or sulfur and / or lead, are known per se to the person skilled in the art.

Zur besonders einfachen Herstellung des zylinderförmigen Vorprodukts kann ein aus dem Stahlwerkstoff hergestelltes Blech gebogen und an der Nahtstelle zu einem Rohr verschweißt werden, bspw. mittels Laserschweißen, Elektronenstrahlschwei-βen, Induktivschweißen oder Schmelzschweißen.For particularly simple production of the cylindrical precursor, a sheet metal produced from the steel material can be bent and welded at the seam to a tube, for example by means of laser welding, electron beam welding, inductive welding or fusion welding.

Während des Herstellens des zylinderförmigen Vorprodukts, insbesondere während des Umformvorgangs, kann bspw. mindestens ein Flansch und/oder mindestens eine Außenkontur vorgeformt werden. Damit verringert sich der Aufwand der nachgelagerten, insbesondere spanenden Bearbeitung des zylinderförmigen Vorprodukts zur fertigen Zylinderlaufbuchse.During the production of the cylindrical precursor, in particular during the forming process, for example, at least one flange and / or at least one Outer contour are preformed. This reduces the cost of the downstream, in particular machining of the cylindrical precursor to the finished cylinder liner.

Das Aufkohlen erfolgt grundsätzlich mittels dem Fachmann bekannter Verfahren unter Verwendung eines festen, flüssigen oder gasförmigen Kohlungsmittels. Das Kohlungsmittel kann ggf. Stickstoff enthalten, so dass ein dem Carbonitrieren vergleichbarer Prozess resultiert.The carburizing takes place in principle by means of the method known to a person skilled in the art using a solid, liquid or gaseous carbonaceous material. The carbonization agent may optionally contain nitrogen, resulting in a comparable process to carbonitriding.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Die einzige Figur zeigt schematisch und nicht maßstabsgetreu ein Ausführungsbeispiel einer erfindungsgemäßen Zylinderlaufbuchse 10 aus einem Stahlwerkstoff mit einem Kohlenstoffgehalt von höchstens 0,6 Masse-%, die mittels des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens hergestellt wurde. Entlang der inneren Mantelfläche, d.h. entlang der Lauffläche, wurde mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren eine Randschicht 11 mit einem ein Netzwerk aus Carbiden enthaltenden perlitischen Gefüge erzeugt.An embodiment of the present invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. The single figure shows schematically and not to scale an embodiment of a cylinder liner 10 according to the invention of a steel material with a carbon content of at most 0.6% by mass, which was prepared by the method according to the invention. Along the inner circumferential surface, i. Along the tread, the method according to the invention has produced an edge layer 11 with a pearlitic structure containing a network of carbides.

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  1. Method for producing a cylinder liner, characterized by the following method steps:
    - producing a cylindrical primary product from a steel material having a carbon content of at most 0.6 mass-% and a ferritic or ferritic/perlitic microstructure;
    - enriching the boundary layer of at least the inner lateral surface of the cylindrical primary product with carbon In the form of carbides, which accumulate on the grain boundaries, by means of carburization;
    - slowly cooling the cylindrical primary product in such a manner that a perlitic microstructure having a network made of carbides is formed In the boundary layer;
    - finish machining the cylindrical primary product to form a cylinder liner.
  2. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that a steel material having a carbon content of 0.1 mass-% to 0.6 mass-% is used.
  3. Method according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized In that a steel material having a carbon content of at most 0.25 mass-% is used.
  4. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a steel material Is used which contains additives which promote the chip breaking.
  5. Method according to Claim 4, characterized in that a steel material is used which contains manganese and/or sulfur and/or lead as additives.
  6. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plate produced from the steel material Is bent and welded at the seam to form a tube to produce the cylindrical primary product.
  7. Method according to Claim 6, characterized In that the seam is welded by means of laser welding, electron beam welding, inductive welding, or fusion welding.
  8. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one flange and/or at least one outer contour is preformed during the production of the cylindrical primary product.
  9. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the carburization is performed by means of a solid, liquid, or gaseous carbonizing agent.
  10. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the carbonizing agent contains nitrogen.
  11. Cylinder liner, producible by means of a method according to one of Claims 1 to 10.
  12. Cylinder liner made of a steel material, characterized In that the steel material has a carbon content of at most 0.6 mass-% and a ferritic or ferritic/perlitic microstructure, and the inner lateral surface of the cylinder liner has a perlitic microstructure having a network made of carbides.
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