Abstract: A sintered bearing exhibits less of a hard iron alloy phase, and has an excellent wear resistance and cost performance under low-revolution and high-load use conditions; and a method for producing such a sintered bearing. The sintered bearing contains Cu: 10 to 55% by mass, Sn: 0.5 to 7% by mass, Zn: 0 to 4% by mass, P: 0 to 0.6% by mass, C: 0.5 to 4.5% by mass and a remainder composed of Fe and inevitable impurities. An area ratio of a free graphite dispersed in a metal matrix of the bearing is 5 to 35%; a porosity thereof is 16 to 25%; a hardness of an iron alloy phase in the matrix is Hv 65 to 200; and raw material powders employ at least one of a crystalline graphite powder and a flake graphite powder each having an average particle size of 10 to 100 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a Cu-based sintered bearing comprising: 15-36 mass % of Ni; 3-13 mass % of Sn; 0.05-0.55 mass % of P; and 0.02-4 mass % of C in total, the balance consisting of Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the content of C forming an alloy with a matrix within Cu-Ni-based main phase grains is 0.02-0.10 mass %.

Abstract: A sintered bearing exhibits less of a hard iron alloy phase, and has an excellent wear resistance and cost performance under low-revolution and high-load use conditions; and a method for producing such a sintered bearing. The sintered bearing contains Cu: 10 to 55% by mass, Sn: 0.5 to 7% by mass, Zn: 0 to 4% by mass, P: 0 to 0.6% by mass, C: 0.5 to 4.5% by mass and a remainder composed of Fe and inevitable impurities. An area ratio of a free graphite dispersed in a metal matrix of the bearing is 5 to 35%; a porosity thereof is 16 to 25%; a hardness of an iron alloy phase in the matrix is Hv 65 to 200; and raw material powders employ at least one of a crystalline graphite powder and a flake graphite powder each having an average particle size of 10 to 100 ?m.

Abstract: This sintered sliding material has a composition including, by mass %, 10% to 35% of Ni, 5% to 12% of Sn, 0% to 0.9% of P, and 4.1% to 9% of C, with a remainder of Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the sintered sliding material includes a sintered body of a plurality of Cu—Ni alloy grains containing Sn and C, the sintered sliding material has a structure in which pores are dispersedly formed in grain boundaries of the plurality of alloy grains and free graphite is distributed in the pores, and an amount of C in a metal matrix including the alloy grains is, by mass %, 0% to 0.07%.

Abstract: The Cu-based sintered sliding material has a composition including, by mass %, 7% to 35% of Ni, 1% to 10% of Sn, 0.9% to 3% of P, and 0.5% to 5% of C, with a remainder of Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the Cu-based sintered sliding material includes a sintered body including: alloy grains that contain Sn and C and contain a Cu-Ni-based alloy as a main component; grain boundary phases that contain Ni and P as main components and are dispersedly distributed in grain boundaries of the alloy grains; and free graphite that intervenes at the grain boundaries of the alloy grains, the Cu-based sintered sliding material has a structure in which pores are dispersedly formed in the grain boundaries of the alloy grains, and an amount of C in a metal matrix including the alloy grains and the grain boundary phases is, by mass %, 0.02% to 0.20%.

Abstract: A sintered sliding material with excellent corrosion resistance, heat resistance, and wear resistance is provided. The sintered sliding material has a composition made of: 36-86 mass % of Ni; 1-11 mass % of Sn; 0.05-1.0 mass % of P; 1-9 mass % of C; and the Cu balance including inevitable impurities. The sintered sliding material is made of a sintered material of a plurality of grains of alloy of Ni—Cu alloy or Cu—Ni alloy, the Ni—Cu alloy and the Cu—Ni alloy containing Sn, P, C, and Si; has a structure in which pores are dispersedly formed in grain boundaries of the plurality of the grains of alloy; and as inevitable impurities in a matrix constituted from the grains of alloy, a C content is 0.6 mass % or less and a Si content is 0.15 mass % or less.

Abstract: An oil-retaining sintered bearing in which friction coefficient can be reduced and a sliding property as a bearing can be improved by supplying a sufficient amount of oil to a sliding surface and preventing the supplied oil from moving to an interior from the sliding surface; a sliding surface 3 supporting an outer peripheral surface of a shaft and a helical oiling surface 4 around a shaft axis of a bearing hole are adjacently formed on an inner peripheral surface of the bearing hole into which the shaft is inserted; a surface open rate at the sliding surface 3 is not larger than 10%; and a surface open rate at the oiling surface exceeds 10%.

Abstract: A bearing for a motor-type fuel pump comprises a Zn—P—Ni—Sn—C—Cu-based sintered alloy and has corrosion resistance to a coarse gasoline containing sulfur or an organic acid(s); superior wear resistance; and superior conformability with a shaft as a counterpart. The bearing is suitable for use in a downsized fuel pump and has a structure in which a base comprises 3 to 13% by mass of Zn, 0.1 to 0.9% by mass of P, 10 to 21% by mass of Ni, 3 to 12% by mass of Sn, 1 to 8% by mass of C and a remainder composed of Cu and inevitable impurities. The base also comprises a solid solution phase of a Zn—Ni—Sn—Cu alloy. A Sn alloy phase containing no less than 15% by mass of Sn is formed in grain boundaries of the base. Pores have a porosity of 8 to 18% and free graphite distributed therein.

Abstract: A Cu-based sintered sliding member that can be used under high-load conditions. The sliding member is age-hardened, including 5 to 30 mass % Ni, 5 to 20 mass % Sn, 0.1 to 1.2 mass % P, and the rest including Cu and unavoidable impurities. In the sliding member, an alloy phase containing higher concentrations of Ni, P and Sn than their average concentrations in the whole part of the sliding member, is allowed to be present in a grain boundary of a metallic texture, thereby achieving excellent wear resistance. Hence, without needing expensive hard particles, there can be obtained, at low cost, a Cu-based sintered sliding member usable under high-load conditions. Even more excellent wear resistance is achieved by containing 0.3 to 10 mass % of at least one solid lubricant selected from among graphite, graphite fluoride, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, boron nitride, calcium fluoride, talc and magnesium silicate mineral powders.

Abstract: A sintered sliding material with excellent corrosion resistance, heat resistance, and wear resistance is provided. The sintered sliding material has a composition made of: 36-86 mass % of Ni; 1-11 mass % of Sn; 0.05-1.0 mass % of P; 1-9 mass % of C; and the Cu balance including inevitable impurities. The sintered sliding material is made of a sintered material of a plurality of grains of alloy of Ni—Cu alloy or Cu—Ni alloy, the Ni—Cu alloy and the Cu—Ni alloy containing Sn, P, C, and Si; has a structure in which pores are dispersedly formed in grain boundaries of the plurality of the grains of alloy; and as inevitable impurities in a matrix constituted from the grains of alloy, a C content is 0.6 mass % or less and a Si content is 0.15 mass % or less.

Abstract: Provided is a Cu-based sintered bearing comprising: 15-36 mass % of Ni; 3-13 mass % of Sn; 0.05-0.55 mass % of P; and 0.02-4 mass % of C in total, the balance consisting of Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the content of C forming an alloy with a matrix within Cu—Ni-based main phase grains is 0.02-0.10 mass %.

Abstract: A sintered bearing has a structure in which Ni—P alloy particles having an average diameter of 10 to 100 ?m are dispersed in an amount of 1 to 20% by mass in a Cu-based sintered alloy base, a Fe—Cu-based sintered alloy base or a Cu—Ni-based sintered alloy base. The Ni—P alloy particles are derived from a raw material powder comprising 1 to 12% by mass of P; and a remainder composed of Ni and inevitable impurities. The Cu-based sintered alloy base contains no less than 40% by mass of Cu. The Fe—Cu-based sintered alloy base contains no more than 50% by mass of Fe. The Cu—Ni-based sintered alloy base contains 20 to 40% by mass of Ni and 0.1 to 1.0% by mass of P; or contains 10 to 25% by mass of Ni, 10 to 25% by mass of Zn and 0.1 to 1.0% by mass of P.

Abstract: There is provided a Cu-based oil-impregnated sintered bearing which can be used for high-load applications such as an ABS system and a wiper motor system in automobile, can be manufactured at low cost, and is excellent in abrasion resistance and seizure resistance. The bearing contains 5 to 40% by mass of Ni, 3 to 15% by mass of Sn, 0.5 to 4.0% by mass of P, or further 0.3 to 5.0% by mass of a solid lubricant, and a remainder comprising Cu and inevitable impurities, and has a metallic structure in which a phase mainly composed of Ni and P is dispersed in a matrix, and has a 5 to 25% porosity.

Abstract: There is provided a bearing for motor-powered fuel injection pumps, made from Cu—Ni-based sintered alloy, which is able to be obtained at a low cost, having excellent corrosion and abrasion resistances. The bearing contains 10 to 20% by mass of Ni, 5 to 13% by mass of Sn, 0.1 to 0.8% by mass of P, 1 to 6% by mass of C, and a remainder containing Cu and inevitable impurities, and is formed with a Ni—Sn—Cu—P phase containing at least 30% by mass of Sn in a grain boundary, and has a 8 to 18% porosity. The Ni—Sn—Cu—P phase contains 30 to 49% by mass of Ni, 10 to 30% by mass of Cu, 0.5 to 1.5% by mass of P, and a remainder containing Sn and inevitable impurities.

Abstract: A Cu-based sintered sliding member that can be used under high-load conditions. The sliding member is age-hardened, including 5 to 30 mass % Ni, 5 to 20 mass % Sn, 0.1 to 1.2 mass % P, and the rest including Cu and unavoidable impurities. In the sliding member, an alloy phase containing higher concentrations of Ni, P and Sn than their average concentrations in the whole part of the sliding member, is allowed to be present in a grain boundary of a metallic texture, thereby achieving excellent wear resistance. Hence, without needing expensive hard particles, there can be obtained, at low cost, a Cu-based sintered sliding member usable under high-load conditions. Even more excellent wear resistance is achieved by containing 0.3 to 10 mass % of at least one solid lubricant selected from among graphite, graphite fluoride, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, boron nitride, calcium fluoride, talc and magnesium silicate mineral powders.

Abstract: A bearing for a motor-type fuel pump comprises a Zn—P—Ni—Sn—C—Cu-based sintered alloy and has corrosion resistance to a coarse gasoline containing sulfur or an organic acid(s); superior wear resistance; and superior conformability with a shaft as a counterpart. The bearing is suitable for use in a downsized fuel pump and has a structure in which a base comprises 3 to 13% by mass of Zn, 0.1 to 0.9% by mass of P, 10 to 21% by mass of Ni, 3 to 12% by mass of Sn, 1 to 8% by mass of C and a remainder composed of Cu and inevitable impurities. The base also comprises a solid solution phase of a Zn—Ni—Sn—Cu alloy. A Sn alloy phase containing no less than 15% by mass of Sn is formed in grain boundaries of the base. Pores have a porosity of 8 to 18% and free graphite distributed therein.

Abstract: A sintered bearing has a structure in which Ni—P alloy particles having an average diameter of 10 to 100 ?m are dispersed in an amount of 1 to 20% by mass in a Cu-based sintered alloy base, a Fe—Cu-based sintered alloy base or a Cu—Ni-based sintered alloy base. The Ni—P alloy particles are derived from a raw material powder comprising 1 to 12% by mass of P; and a remainder composed of Ni and inevitable impurities. The Cu-based sintered alloy base contains no less than 40% by mass of Cu. The Fe—Cu-based sintered alloy base contains no more than 50% by mass of Fe. The Cu—Ni-based sintered alloy base contains 20 to 40% by mass of Ni and 0.1 to 1.0% by mass of P; or contains 10 to 25% by mass of Ni, 10 to 25% by mass of Zn and 0.1 to 1.0% by mass of P.

Abstract: There is provided a novel sintered sliding member superior in thermal resistance, corrosion resistance and wear resistance. The sintered sliding member of the present invention includes 7.7-30.3% Cu, 2.0-20.0% Sn and 0.3-7.0% boron nitride by mass, with a remainder composed of Ni and unavoidable impurities. The sintered sliding member may further include 0.1-3.0% C or 0.1-0.7% P. A porosity of the sintered sliding member is 5-25%.

Abstract: There is provided a Cu-based oil-impregnated sintered bearing which can be used for high-load applications such as an ABS system and a wiper motor system in automobile, can be manufactured at low cost, and is excellent in abrasion resistance and seizure resistance. The bearing contains 5 to 40% by mass of Ni, 3 to 15% by mass of Sn, 0.5 to 4.0% by mass of P, or further 0.3 to 5.0% by mass of a solid lubricant, and a remainder comprising Cu and inevitable impurities, and has a metallic structure in which a phase mainly composed of Ni and P is dispersed in a matrix, and has a 5 to 25% porosity.

Abstract: There is provided a bearing for motor-powered fuel injection pumps, made from Cu—Ni-based sintered alloy, which is able to be obtained at a low cost, having excellent corrosion and abrasion resistances. The bearing contains 10 to 20% by mass of Ni, 5 to 13% by mass of Sn, 0.1 to 0.8% by mass of P, 1 to 6% by mass of C, and a remainder containing Cu and inevitable impurities, and is formed with a Ni—Sn—Cu—P phase containing at least 30% by mass of Sn in a grain boundary, and has a 8 to 18% porosity. The Ni—Sn—Cu—P phase contains 30 to 49% by mass of Ni, 10 to 30% by mass of Cu, 0.5 to 1.5% by mass of P, and a remainder containing Sn and inevitable impurities.