what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / sanket

aluminium because of its light weight

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / gopi

al and it's alloys because it is having less weight compared
to cast iron

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / gopimech312

AL because it having less weight compared to CI

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / rakesh panchal

i agree with answer no 4 because alluminium alloy is the
right answer light weight

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / mech idiot

aluminium alloy.. because it is having excellent ha-eat
carrying capacity. thats why we used aluminium alloy..

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / jhaleshwar

Piston is made of cast aluminium because of its high heat transfer rate.

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / satyadar

aluminium will be used for making piston because of its
high strength to weight ratio. it gives more strength wth
less amount of weight. the thermal conductivity of
aluminium is also very good so it can easily transfer the
heat from the piston to the cylinder walls.

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / prabhat patel

AL Alloys and steel alloys are the material for piston in
IC engines... bcz of its light weight and high heat
resistence. with the help of alloying elements AL AND STEEL
are able to withstand with high pressure and temperature.

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / edgar

It's Al alloy, because its light weight and high heat
resistance, and high heat transfer. agree to answer no.10

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what is materal used for piston in IC engine& why?..

Answer / venkata reddy

it may be both c.i and aluminium depending on the
requirement,beacause c.i can withstand high temp during
combustion and aluminium because of its light
weight.............

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