Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrode material for a spark plug
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Application No.: US17635834Application Date: 2020-09-04
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Publication No.: US11777282B2Publication Date: 2023-10-03
- Inventor: Shuwei Ma
- Applicant: Federal-Mogul Ignition LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Southfield
- Assignee: FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION LLC
- Current Assignee: FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Southfield
- Agency: REISING ETHINGTON, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2020/049358 2020.09.04
- International Announcement: WO2021/046320A 2021.03.11
- Date entered country: 2022-02-16
- Main IPC: H01T13/39
- IPC: H01T13/39

Abstract:
An electrode material for a spark plug includes 22-46 wt % iron (Fe), inclusive, 20-40 wt % nickel (Ni), inclusive, 13-42 wt % cobalt (Co), inclusive, and one or more additional elements selected from aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), boron (B), and niobium (Nb), wherein the electrode material has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) from room temperature to 200° C. that is less than or equal to 11.0×10−6/° C. In another example, the electrode material includes greater than or equal to 32 wt % iron (Fe), greater than or equal to 36 wt % nickel (Ni), and one or more additional elements selected from aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr), and cobalt (Co). In advantageous embodiments, the electrode material includes greater than or equal to 22 wt % cobalt (Co). Replacing nickel with a higher percentage of cobalt can help reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the electrode material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220302682A1 ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR A SPARK PLUG Public/Granted day:2022-09-22
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