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in the following , the effects of the fe -- cr alloys and nozzles according to the present invention will be described in detail using experimental examples . experimental example 1 fe -- cr alloy melts formed from the compositions shown in tables 1 and 2 were respectively formed in atmospheric air using a standard high frequency induction melting furnace . the nozzles 1 ˜ 15 of the present invention , comparative nozzles 1 ˜ 10 , and samples for testing high - temperature tensile strength in order to evaluated high - temperature strength were then cast by means of pouring each of the aforementioned melts into cast molds using a lost - wax method . all of the nozzles possessed the same shape as shown in the figure . the dimensions of all members were ( upper end outer diameter : 30 mm ) × ( upper end inner diameter : 25 mm ) × ( height : 20 mm ). the samples for testing high - temperature tensile strength were round bars possessing the dimensions of ( diameter : 12 mm ) × ( length : 80 mm ). furthermore , the comparative nozzles 1 ˜ 10 were formed by means of fe -- cr alloys possessing compositions in which the content of one component , among all components exerting influence on the high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance , was outside of the range specified in the present invention . after installing each of the aforementioned nozzles into a 2 , 000 cc ( exhaust amount ) diesel engine , actual mechanical tests were conducted under severe conditions by performing 2 , 000 cycles on each nozzle in which one cycle included a two minute stoppage after running the engine at 5 , 500 rpm for 5 minutes . following completion of the above test , the nozzle was removed and the maximum distortion amount ( maximum projection amount ) at the bottom face nozzle portion of the nozzle was measured by means of a surface roughness tester in older to evaluate the resistance to high - temperature deformation . in addition , in order to evaluate the thermal shock resistance , the maximum length ( maximum crack length ) of crack ( s ) generated in the bottom face nozzle portion of the nozzle was measured . the results of these measurements are shown in table 3 . furthermore , the high - temperature tensile strengths measured by means of a high - temperature tensile test of 800 ° c . are similarly shown in table 3 . as seen from the results shown in tables 1 ˜ 3 , nozzles 1 ˜ 15 of the present invention each displayed superior characteristics with regard to high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance . on the other hand , in the case of comparative nozzles 1 -- 10 in which the content of one component comprising the fe -- cr alloy was outside of the range specified according to the present invention , the aforementioned change resulted in the occurrence of one inferior characteristic among the high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance . table 1__________________________________________________________________________ component composition (% by weight ) fe + classification c si mn cr mo nb ta n impurities__________________________________________________________________________nozzles of thepresent invention1 0 . 15 0 . 70 0 . 48 18 . 1 1 . 90 1 . 31 1 . 22 0 . 080 remainder2 0 . 16 0 . 42 0 . 53 18 . 3 1 . 86 1 . 33 1 . 08 0 . 090 remainder3 0 . 16 1 . 19 0 . 50 17 . 9 1 . 91 1 . 31 1 . 07 0 . 089 remainder4 0 . 14 0 . 81 0 . 21 18 . 0 1 . 94 1 . 35 1 . 23 0 . 078 remainder5 0 . 15 0 . 79 0 . 97 18 . 2 1 . 94 1 . 36 1 . 25 0 . 081 remainder6 0 . 15 0 . 72 0 . 55 16 . 1 1 . 91 1 . 29 1 . 27 0 . 087 remainder7 0 . 15 0 . 74 0 . 53 19 . 8 1 . 89 1 . 27 1 . 26 0 . 090 remainder8 0 . 17 0 . 69 0 . 57 18 . 4 1 . 12 1 . 34 1 . 18 0 . 079 remainder9 0 . 14 0 . 71 0 . 58 18 . 1 2 . 38 1 . 33 1 . 20 0 . 083 remainder10 0 . 15 0 . 72 0 . 59 17 . 8 1 . 88 0 . 32 1 . 25 0 . 081 remainder11 0 . 15 0 . 73 0 . 60 18 . 0 1 . 90 2 . 06 1 . 24 0 . 083 remainder12 0 . 18 0 . 70 0 . 49 17 . 9 2 . 01 1 . 30 0 . 12 0 . 085 remainder__________________________________________________________________________ table 2__________________________________________________________________________ component composition (% by weight ) fe + classification c si mn cr mo nb ta n impurities__________________________________________________________________________nozzles of thepresent invention13 0 . 17 0 . 69 0 . 50 18 . 1 2 . 05 1 . 29 2 . 16 0 . 091 remainder14 0 . 15 0 . 73 0 . 53 18 . 3 1 . 87 1 . 32 1 . 19 0 . 052 remainder15 0 . 15 0 . 74 0 . 52 18 . 4 1 . 89 1 . 34 1 . 21 0 . 147 remaindercomparativenozzles1 0 . 04 * 0 . 71 0 . 49 18 . 2 1 . 88 1 . 30 1 . 24 0 . 083 remainder2 0 . 27 * 0 . 69 0 . 50 18 . 3 1 . 89 1 . 31 1 . 25 0 . 084 remainder3 0 . 16 0 . 70 0 . 56 18 . 7 0 . 74 * 1 . 32 1 . 22 0 . 076 remainder4 0 . 15 0 . 71 0 . 55 18 . 0 2 . 83 * 1 . 32 1 . 24 0 . 079 remainder5 0 . 15 0 . 72 0 . 60 18 . 1 1 . 92 1 . 16 * 1 . 26 0 . 080 remainder6 0 . 15 0 . 71 0 . 61 18 . 2 1 . 87 2 . 44 * 1 . 28 0 . 081 remainder7 0 . 17 0 . 69 0 . 51 17 . 8 1 . 99 1 . 28 0 . 03 * 0 . 084 remainder8 0 . 16 0 . 71 0 . 49 18 . 0 2 . 02 1 . 27 2 . 65 * 0 . 089 remainder9 0 . 15 0 . 72 0 . 51 18 . 2 1 . 89 1 . 30 1 . 21 0 . 023 * remainder10 0 . 14 0 . 73 0 . 53 18 . 5 1 . 92 1 . 32 1 . 23 0 . 196 * remainder__________________________________________________________________________ ( note : * indicates values outside the range of the present invention ) table 3__________________________________________________________________________ high high temperature maximum maximum temperature maximum maximum tensile deforma - crack tensile deforma - crack strength tion length strength tion lengthclassification ( kgf / mm . sup . 2 ) ( mm ) ( mm ) classification ( kgf / mm . sup . 2 ) ( mm ) ( mm ) __________________________________________________________________________nozzles of the nozzles of thepresent invention present invention1 7 . 32 0 . 04 0 . 3 13 7 . 82 0 . 02 0 . 72 7 . 15 0 . 05 0 . 4 14 6 . 85 0 . 08 0 . 53 7 . 60 0 . 04 0 . 9 15 7 . 92 0 . 02 0 . 84 7 . 13 0 . 06 0 . 5 comparative5 7 . 48 0 . 05 0 . 8 nozzles6 7 . 35 0 . 04 0 . 4 1 6 . 21 0 . 23 1 . 27 7 . 20 0 . 05 0 . 9 2 8 . 43 0 . 06 2 . 38 6 . 33 0 . 08 0 . 5 3 6 . 01 0 . 28 1 . 59 7 . 82 0 . 03 0 . 7 4 8 . 24 0 . 04 2 . 710 6 . 21 0 . 10 0 . 6 5 5 . 85 0 . 34 1 . 311 7 . 94 0 . 02 0 . 8 6 8 . 33 0 . 03 3 . 012 6 . 43 0 . 09 0 . 6 7 6 . 09 0 . 30 1 . 0 8 8 . 26 0 . 03 2 . 6 9 6 . 31 0 . 21 0 . 6 10 8 . 14 0 . 02 2 . 9__________________________________________________________________________ fe -- cr alloy melts formed from the compositions shown in tables 4 ˜ 6 were respectively formed according to the same method as in experimental example 1 . the nozzles 16 ˜ 39 of the present invention , comparative nozzles 11 ˜ 22 , and samples for testing high - temperature tensile strength , in order to evaluated high - temperature strength , were then cast by means of pouring each of the aforementioned melts into cast molds using a lost - wax method . the dimensions of the nozzles and samples for testing high - temperature tensile strength were identical to those of experimental example 1 . furthermore , the comparative nozzles 11 ˜ 22 were formed by means of fe -- cr alloys possessing compositions in which the content of one component , among all component exerting influence on the high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance , was outside of the range specified in the present invention . after installing each of the aforementioned nozzles into a 2 , 000 cc ( exhaust amount ) diesel engine , actual mechanical tests were conducted under severe conditions by performing 2 , 500 cycles on each nozzle in which one cycle included a five minute stoppage after running the engine at 6 , 000 rpm for 5 minutes . following completion of the aforementioned test , the nozzle was removed and the maximum distortion amount ( maximum projection amount ) at the bottom face nozzle portion of the nozzle was measured by means of a surface roughness tester in order to evaluate the resistance to high - temperature deformation . in addition , in order to evaluate the thermal shock resistance , the maximum crack length of the bottom face nozzle portion of the nozzle was measured . the results of these measurements are shown in tables 7 and 8 . furthermore , the high - temperature tensile strengths measured by means of a high - temperature tensile test of 850 ° c . are shown in the same tables . as seen from the results shown in tables 4 ˜ 8 , nozzles 16 ˜ 39 of the present invention each displayed superior characteristics with regard to high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance . on the other hand , in the case of comparative nozzles 11 ˜ 22 in which the content of one component comprising the fe -- cr alloy was outside of the range specified according to the present invention , the aforementioned change resulted in the occurrence of one inferior characteristic among the high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance . table 4__________________________________________________________________________ component composition (% by weight ) fe + classification c si mn cr mo nb ta co n ni w impurities__________________________________________________________________________nozzles of thepresent invention16 0 . 16 0 . 72 0 . 42 18 . 3 2 . 01 1 . 33 1 . 21 1 . 55 0 . 077 -- -- remainder17 0 . 19 0 . 12 0 . 45 18 . 4 1 . 98 1 . 29 1 . 19 1 . 60 0 . 079 -- -- remainder18 0 . 11 1 . 94 0 . 46 18 . 2 1 . 97 1 . 32 1 . 23 1 . 62 0 . 083 -- -- remainder19 0 . 18 0 . 75 0 . 22 17 . 9 2 . 05 1 . 25 1 . 24 1 . 63 0 . 085 -- -- remainder20 0 . 13 0 . 73 0 . 98 17 . 7 2 . 01 1 . 23 1 . 25 1 . 65 0 . 081 -- -- remainder21 0 . 15 0 . 69 0 . 48 16 . 4 1 . 89 1 . 26 1 . 17 1 . 68 0 . 08 -- -- remainder22 0 . 17 0 . 71 0 . 45 19 . 7 1 . 86 1 . 23 1 . 15 1 . 70 0 . 079 -- -- remainder23 0 . 13 0 . 72 0 . 50 18 . 3 1 . 11 1 . 27 1 . 18 1 . 73 0 . 080 -- -- remainder24 0 . 18 0 . 70 0 . 49 18 . 1 2 . 39 1 . 29 1 . 16 1 . 69 0 . 083 -- -- remainder25 0 . 16 0 . 75 0 . 51 18 . 0 1 . 82 0 . 31 1 . 19 1 . 62 0 . 085 -- -- remainder26 0 . 14 0 . 74 0 . 52 18 . 2 1 . 85 2 . 06 1 . 21 1 . 60 0 . 088 -- -- remainder27 0 . 16 0 . 71 0 . 48 18 . 5 1 . 99 1 . 30 0 . 12 1 . 62 0 . 079 -- -- remainder__________________________________________________________________________ table 5__________________________________________________________________________ component composition (% by weight ) fe + classification c si mn cr mo nb ta co n ni w impurities__________________________________________________________________________nozzles of thepresent invention28 0 . 15 0 . 73 0 . 50 18 . 7 2 . 01 1 . 29 2 . 17 1 . 64 0 . 082 -- -- remainder29 0 . 13 0 . 69 0 . 53 18 . 8 1 . 93 1 . 28 1 . 20 0 . 21 0 . 077 -- -- remainder30 0 . 14 0 . 70 0 . 55 18 . 4 1 . 90 1 . 26 1 . 22 2 . 49 0 . 080 -- -- remainder31 0 . 15 0 . 68 0 . 52 18 . 1 1 . 87 1 . 29 1 . 18 1 . 53 0 . 052 -- -- remainder32 0 . 17 0 . 71 0 . 50 18 . 4 1 . 88 1 . 27 1 . 16 1 . 51 0 . 146 -- -- remainder33 0 . 16 0 . 74 0 . 49 18 . 2 1 . 89 1 . 28 1 . 15 1 . 58 0 . 089 0 . 22 -- remainder34 0 . 16 0 . 73 0 . 52 18 . 3 1 . 92 1 . 31 1 . 17 1 . 61 0 . 090 1 . 37 -- remainder35 0 . 17 0 . 72 0 . 53 18 . 3 1 . 93 1 . 34 1 . 19 1 . 59 0 . 086 2 . 48 -- remainder36 0 . 15 0 . 68 0 . 52 18 . 5 2 . 00 1 . 32 1 . 21 1 . 62 0 . 077 -- 0 . 21 remainder37 0 . 14 0 . 70 0 . 56 18 . 7 2 . 01 1 . 34 1 . 20 1 . 57 0 . 078 -- 1 . 32 remainder38 0 . 16 0 . 73 0 . 54 18 . 4 1 . 98 1 . 29 1 . 18 1 . 58 0 . 083 -- 2 . 43 remainder39 0 . 15 0 . 70 0 . 50 18 . 1 1 . 97 1 . 25 1 . 19 1 . 63 0 . 081 0 . 64 0 . 51 remainder__________________________________________________________________________ table 6__________________________________________________________________________ component composition (% by weight ) fe + classification c si mn cr mo nb ta co n ni w impurities__________________________________________________________________________comparativenozzles11 0 . 05 * 0 . 71 0 . 44 18 . 2 2 . 01 1 . 29 1 . 19 1 . 57 0 . 078 -- -- remainder12 0 . 27 * 0 . 69 0 . 42 18 . 0 1 . 98 1 . 31 1 . 18 1 . 59 0 . 080 -- -- remainder13 0 . 17 0 . 70 0 . 52 18 . 1 0 . 61 * 1 . 29 1 . 20 1 . 70 0 . 078 -- -- remainder14 0 . 18 0 . 72 0 . 53 18 . 3 3 . 03 * 1 . 30 1 . 17 1 . 73 0 . 079 -- -- remainder15 0 . 15 0 . 73 0 . 50 18 . 2 1 . 84 0 . 16 * 1 . 18 1 . 65 0 . 083 -- -- remainder16 0 . 13 0 . 75 0 . 49 18 . 4 1 . 83 2 . 54 * 1 . 22 1 . 62 0 . 086 -- -- remainder17 0 . 16 0 . 72 0 . 51 18 . 4 2 . 02 1 . 31 0 . 04 * 1 . 60 0 . 083 -- -- remainder18 0 . 17 0 . 70 0 . 50 18 . 3 2 . 00 1 . 26 2 . 72 * 1 . 63 0 . 081 -- -- remainder19 0 . 18 0 . 71 0 . 55 18 . 8 1 . 97 1 . 30 1 . 16 0 . 08 * 0 . 076 -- -- remainder20 0 . 18 0 . 69 0 . 55 18 . 9 1 . 95 1 . 30 1 . 15 2 . 85 * 0 . 077 -- -- remainder21 0 . 15 0 . 72 0 . 52 17 . 7 1 . 91 1 . 28 1 . 21 1 . 56 0 . 03 * -- -- remainder22 0 . 13 0 . 73 0 . 48 17 . 9 1 . 89 1 . 26 1 . 22 1 . 55 0 . 21 * -- -- remainder__________________________________________________________________________ ( note : * indicates values outside the range of the present invention ) table 7__________________________________________________________________________ high high temperature maximum maximum temperature maximum maximum tensile deforma - crack tensile deforma - crack strength tion length strength tion lengthclassification ( kgf / mm . sup . 2 ) ( mm ) ( mm ) classification ( kgf / mm . sup . 2 ) ( mm ) ( mm ) __________________________________________________________________________nozzles of the nozzles of thepresent invention present invention16 7 . 25 0 . 04 0 . 3 25 6 . 08 0 . 11 0 . 617 7 . 12 0 . 06 0 . 5 26 7 . 88 0 . 03 0 . 918 7 . 50 0 . 05 1 . 0 27 6 . 29 0 . 11 0 . 619 7 . 15 0 . 07 0 . 5 28 7 . 72 0 . 03 0 . 820 7 . 42 0 . 05 0 . 9 29 6 . 64 0 . 08 0 . 621 7 . 30 0 . 06 0 . 5 30 7 . 52 0 . 03 0 . 422 7 . 22 0 . 06 0 . 9 31 6 . 71 0 . 08 0 . 523 6 . 23 0 . 10 0 . 7 32 7 . 70 0 . 03 0 . 824 7 . 75 0 . 03 0 . 8 33 7 . 35 0 . 03 0 . 3__________________________________________________________________________ table 8__________________________________________________________________________ high high temperature maximum maximum temperature maximum maximum tensile deforma - crack tensile deforma - crack strength tion length strength tion lengthclassification ( kgf / mm . sup . 2 ) ( mm ) ( mm ) classification ( kgf / mm . sup . 2 ) ( mm ) ( mm ) __________________________________________________________________________nozzles of the comparativepresent invention nozzles34 7 . 58 0 . 03 0 . 3 14 8 . 11 0 . 03 2 . 135 7 . 95 0 . 02 0 . 8 15 5 . 76 0 . 26 0 . 836 7 . 41 0 . 03 0 . 3 16 8 . 01 0 . 02 2 . 737 7 . 79 0 . 02 0 . 6 17 6 . 09 0 . 21 0 . 638 8 . 05 0 . 02 1 . 1 18 7 . 89 0 . 02 2 . 439 7 . 52 0 . 02 0 . 5 19 5 . 53 0 . 24 0 . 7comparative 20 8 . 16 0 . 02 1 . 9nozzles 21 6 . 44 0 . 20 0 . 511 5 . 97 0 . 19 0 . 8 22 7 . 82 0 . 03 1 . 912 8 . 26 0 . 03 1 . 913 5 . 77 0 . 21 1 . 7__________________________________________________________________________ the nozzles 1 ˜ 15 of the present invention , and comparative nozzles 1 ˜ 10 used in experimental example 1 were installed into a 2 , 500 cc ( exhaust amount ) diesel engine , and actual mechanical tests were conducted under severe conditions by performing 4 , 000 cycles on each nozzle in which one cycle included a three minute stoppage after running the engine at 3 , 800 rpm for 2 minutes . following . completion of the aforementioned test , the nozzle was removed and the maximum distortion amount ( maximum projection amount ) at the bottom face nozzle portion of the nozzle was measured by means of a surface roughness tester in order to evaluate the resistance to high - temperature deformation . in addition , in order to evaluate the thermal shock resistance , the maximum crack length of the bottom face nozzle portion of the nozzle was measured . the results of these measurements are shown in table 8 as seen from the results shown in table 9 , even under the conditions of experimental example 3 , nozzles 1 ˜ 15 of the present invention each displayed superior characteristics with regard to high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance . 0n the other hand , in the case of comparative nozzles 1 ˜ 10 in which the content of one component comprising the fe -- cr alloy was outside of the range specified according to the present invention , the aforementioned change resulted in the occurrence of one inferior characteristic among the high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance . table 9__________________________________________________________________________ maximum maximum maximum maximum deforma - crack deforma - crack tion length tion lengthclassification ( mm ) ( mm ) classification ( mm ) ( mm ) __________________________________________________________________________nozzles of the nozzles of thepresent invention present invention1 0 . 05 0 . 4 13 0 . 02 0 . 82 0 . 06 0 . 5 14 0 . 10 0 . 73 0 . 05 1 . 1 15 0 . 02 1 . 04 0 . 07 0 . 7 comparative5 0 . 06 1 . 0 nozzles6 0 . 05 0 . 5 1 0 . 28 1 . 47 0 . 06 1 . 1 2 0 . 07 2 . 88 0 . 10 0 . 6 3 0 . 34 1 . 89 0 . 04 0 . 8 4 0 . 05 3 . 210 0 . 12 0 . 7 5 0 . 41 1 . 611 0 . 02 1 . 0 6 0 . 04 3 . 612 0 . 11 0 . 7 7 0 . 36 1 . 2 8 0 . 04 3 . 1 9 0 . 25 0 . 7 10 0 . 02 3 . 5__________________________________________________________________________ the nozzles 16 ˜ 39 of the present invention , and comparative nozzles 11 ˜ 22 used in experimental example 2 were installed into a 2 , 500 cc ( exhaust amount ) diesel engine , and actual mechanical tests were conducted under severe conditions by performing 4 , 500 cycles on each nozzle in which one cycle included a three minute stoppage after running the engine at 4 , 200 rpm for 2 minutes . following completion of the aforementioned test , the nozzle was removed and the maximum distortion amount ( maximum projection amount ) at the bottom face nozzle portion of the nozzle was measured by means of a surface roughness tester in order to evaluate the resistance to high - temperature deformation . in addition , in order to evaluate the thermal shock resistance , the maximum crack length of the bottom face nozzle portion of the nozzle was measured . the results of these measurements are shown in tables 10 and 11 . as seen from the results shown in tables 10 and 11 , even under the conditions of experimental example 4 , nozzles 16 ˜ 39 of the present invention each displayed superior characteristics with regard to high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance . on the other hand , in the case of comparative nozzles 11 ˜ 22 in which the content of one component comprising the fe -- cr alloy was outside of the range specified according to the present invention , the aforementioned change resulted in the occurrence of one inferior characteristic among the high - temperature strength , resistance to high - temperature deformation , and thermal shock resistance . table 10__________________________________________________________________________ maximum maximum maximum maximum deforma - crack deforma - crack tion length tion lengthclassification ( mm ) ( mm ) classification ( mm ) ( mm ) __________________________________________________________________________nozzles of the nozzles of thepresent invention present invention16 0 . 05 0 . 4 25 0 . 13 0 . 717 0 . 07 0 . 6 26 0 . 03 1 . 118 0 . 06 1 . 2 27 0 . 13 0 . 719 0 . 08 0 . 6 28 0 . 04 1 . 020 0 . 06 1 . 1 29 0 . 10 0 . 721 0 . 07 0 . 6 30 0 . 04 0 . 522 0 . 07 1 . 1 31 0 . 10 0 . 623 0 . 12 0 . 8 32 0 . 04 1 . 024 0 . 04 1 . 0 33 0 . 04 0 . 4__________________________________________________________________________ table 11__________________________________________________________________________ maximum maximum maximum maximum deforma - crack deforma - crack tion length tion lengthclassification ( mm ) ( mm ) classification ( mm ) ( mm ) __________________________________________________________________________nozzles of the comparativepresent invention nozzles34 0 . 04 0 . 4 14 0 . 04 2 . 435 0 . 02 1 . 0 15 0 . 31 1 . 036 0 . 04 0 . 4 16 0 . 02 3 . 237 0 . 02 0 . 7 17 0 . 25 0 . 738 0 . 02 1 . 3 18 0 . 03 2 . 939 0 . 03 0 . 6 19 0 . 29 0 . 8comparative 20 0 . 02 2 . 3nozzles 21 0 . 24 0 . 711 0 . 23 1 . 0 22 0 . 04 2 . 312 0 . 04 2 . 313 0 . 25 2 . 0__________________________________________________________________________ as described above , the fe -- cr alloy and nozzle for diesel engines according to the present invention possess high - temperature characteristics superior to those of the conventional technology . for example , even when used in high performance and high output diesel engines under severe , high - temperature environments , the nozzles of the present invention display superior properties over an extremely long period .

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