Patent 7156929 was granted and assigned to Georg Fischer (Swiss company) on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention proposes a cast iron alloy for cast iron products which are highly thermally stable, the alloy containing, as nonferrous constituents, at least the elements C, Si, Mo, Al and, as admixtures, Ni, Mg and/or S, and the C content being less than 2.9% by weight. The alloy is used, for example, to produce exhaust manifolds or turbocharger casings.