CPC F02F 3/12 (2013.01) [F02F 3/10 (2013.01); F02F 3/16 (2013.01); F05C 2225/04 (2013.01); F05C 2253/12 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing a piston, comprising the steps of:
providing a body portion formed of a ferrous material, the body portion including a crown presenting a combustion surface and an undercrown surface, the body portion including a ring belt region depending from the combustion surface, the body portion including a pair of pin bosses depending from the crown and spaced from one another by a pair of skirt sections, and
disposing a coating on the body portion, the coating including a fluoropolymer and having a thickness of 25 microns to 1 millimeter, wherein the coating is disposed on the body portion by spraying, dipping, brushing, ink-jet, rolling, pipetting, or transfer stamping the coating on the body portion, and
curing the coated body portion.
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