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Doc No: RD/PFC/DOC/04 Date: 09-Feb-13 Customer: VECVL Engine No: Customer Part No: ID 314396 SPR Drawing No: RD/PT/OT-N34 Subject:

Inspection Report

Rev no: 00

Model Name: EICHER 4V Engine Type: Diesel Running Time: 10,000 Km (as reported) Samples: ONE Piston Assembly

To submit the report of piston assembly received after the failure.

Results of Examination: 1) Piston shows the scuffing marks on piston crown / ring Zone & skirt. 2) No sign of overheating in the undercrown is observed. 3) No Metallurgical abnormality found in the Pistons (micro & hardness ok) 4) Piston wascut at several positions around RCP zone and found ringcarrier bonding completely broken at the seizure location. 5) Cooling Gallery cut and found to be ok (no carbon build up / overheating / blockage etc) 6) It is observed that the material has eroded from the first ring land at one particular area.
- Refer seperate sheet for Visual report of different areas.

Conclusion/Recommendation: 1) SPR conducts 100% ultrasonic bonding check so it is unlikely that a new piston carried this de-bond. 2) It is observed severe erosion of aluminum / RCP material due to rubbing with some hard foreign particle. This resulted in seizure / lateral pressure on the RCP causing de-bond of this location.

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AMIT KHAZANCHI

CHECKED BY:-

VINEET AHLUWALIA

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PREPARED BY :-

AMIT KHAZANCHI

CHECKED BY:-

VINEET AHLUWALIA

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Micrographs of Piston at Insert and Base material boundary

ALUMINIUM

RCP

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Micrographs of Piston at Insert and Base material boundary

UPPER FLANK % 9.8

LOWER FLANK % 0

OVER LAP % 0

ALUMINIUM

RCP

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COMPOSITION
ELEMENTS UPPER LIMIT LOWER LIMIT ELEMENTS UPPER LIMIT LOWER LIMIT Ca 0.00 2.14 5.00 Al 79.6 Si 12 13.02 13.5 Na 0.00 1.00 5.00 Fe 0.00 0.488 0.65 B 11.56 Cu 3.30 3.39 3.9 Pb 0.0059 Mg 0.70 0.95 1.2 Sn 0.016 Ni 1.70 2.16 2.3 Cr 0.0061 Ti 0.00 0.083 0.2 Sr 3.58 Mn 0.10 0.228 0.4 Bi 12.08 P 40.00 85.00 120 Cd 0.0004 Zn 0.00 0.0093 0.3

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AMIT KHAZANCHI

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VINEET AHLUWALIA