Abstract: A wear resistant alloy having the composition of 30%-60% Ni, 6%-10% Si, 0.5%-3% B, 0.5%-2% C, 2%-8% carbide and boride forming element selected from Cr, Mo, and W, and 30%-60% Fe, wherein Si and B form silicides and borides, respectively, of Ni and Fe of the desirable density to provide a good balance between hardness, strength, fusibility, grindability, brittleness, etc. of the material, and to maintain its melting point as low as possible and to allow for good self-fluxing characteristic and moldability.

Abstract: A light weight, strong, and wear resistant rocker-arm of a high strength aluminum alloy with Si 5-25% , Cu less than 6%, Mg less than 1.5%, P 0-0.2% and the balance Al. An element with lubricating properties can be used in the alloy. The cross-section of the rocker-arm is generally T-shaped, or inverted T-shaped.

Abstract: An exhaust system means for automobiles composed of a plurality of members joined together at joining portions by welding. The welded portion and a surrounding portion are covered with a protective metal layer formed by spraying a molten metal thereon.

Abstract: A distributor for the ignition system of an internal combustion engine wherein the rotor and/or stationary terminals of the distributor are a brass or steel substrate bearing an intermediate layer of nickel aluminide and a further layer of electrically high resistive material, the resultant distributor exhibiting significantly suppressed noise emission.

Abstract: A hyper-eutectic aluminum-silicon based alloy for castings has an essential disadvantage in its poor strength. The present invention provides an alloy comprised of 16-25% Si, 3.0-5.5% Cu, 0.2-0.8% Mg, 0.3-0.8 Mn, not more than 0.25% Ti and not more than 0.3% Fe to remove the above mentioned disadvantage. Another provided alloy containing 0.5-1.5% Zn in addition to the above mentioned ingredients not only removes the above mentioned disadvantage but also improves machinability. A still further provided alloy containing 0.3-2.0% Pb in addition to the first mentioned ingredients not only removes the above essential disadvantage but also improves machinability as well as additionally enhancing the wear resistance. In the disclosed alloys the content of iron as one of the impurities is restricted to a low level, because iron destroys the effect of the invention to remove said disadvantage.

Abstract: Using a plasma arc coating process or a thermospraying process or a detonation process an electrode of a rotor of a distributor for the ignition system of an internal combustion engine was surface treated to provide the electrode with a surface layer of an electrically high resistive material, e.g. CuO. A distributor having the treated rotor included therein exhibited significantly suppressed noise. Instead of or in addition to the rotor, each of the stationary terminals of the distributor may be so treated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a metal-impregnated body in which a porous body is immersed under sub-atmospheric pressure in a molten alloy for impregnation with said alloy or a porous body is immersed under elevated pressures produced by various gases, the pressure then being reduced to normal level, after which the porous body is introduced together with a molten alloy into a metal mold, in which said molten alloy is impregnated into said porous body. The porous body is then separated from said molten alloy.

Abstract: In a fabricating process of a metallic honeycomb structure, a plurality of bar soldering materials are laid on a plurality of metallic structure members previously assembled as a honeycomb structure and melted in a heating kiln to complete the soldering joint.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy piston for an internal combustion engine, which has been made wear and seizure resistant by forming an adherent coating on at least the skirt of said piston, by applying thereto an iron-carbon powder containing less than 0.3% by weight of C, the balance being substantially all iron. A film of manganese phosphate may be subsequently applied to said skirt.