A housing connection element (10) for a housing of an exhaust gas treatment assembly unit of an exhaust system, especially for an internal combustion engine, includes a first housing part (16) with an essentially cylindrical first connection area (18) for connection to a circumferential wall (14) of a housing (12) of an exhaust gas treatment assembly unit. A tapered area (20) is adjacent to the first connection area (18). An annular, second housing part (40) is connected to the tapered area (20). A second connection area (46) is provided for connection to an exhaust gas-carrying component of an exhaust system. At least one sensor sleeve (48, 50) is in a sleeve receiving area (24) of the first housing part (16). The sleeve receiving area (24) is formed in the tapered area (20).

The diffusing member of the present invention is disposed in an exhaust pipe to partially block exhaust gas flowing in from upstream of the exhaust pipe, the diffusing member including a ceramic member and a metal member, wherein the ceramic member surrounds the metal member in such a manner that the metal member is partially exposed, and the volume of the ceramic member constituting the diffusing member is larger than the volume of the metal member constituting the diffusing member.

Provided is an exhaust system for an engine in which a fastening force of a fastener hardly decreases. An exhaust system for an engine includes: an exhaust passage component of ferrous metal; and a fastener that fastens the exhaust passage component to other parts, the exhaust passage component including a pressure receiving surface that receives a fastening force of the fastener. The oxide film of triiron tetraoxide is formed on the pressure receiving surface of the exhaust passage component. It is preferable that the oxide film of triiron tetraoxide be also formed on an outer surface other than the pressure receiving surface of the exhaust passage component. It is preferable that the oxide film of triiron tetraoxide be also formed on an inner surface of the exhaust passage component.

A sensor including a sensor element, a metallic shell, a terminal fitting, a cylindrical case, lead wires, a connector portion, and a cylindrical heat shield tube. The heat shield tube includes a first tube and a second tube. The second tube is disposed on a distal end side of the first tube and covers an outer surface of the rear end side of the case, while providing an overlapping portion that overlaps the first tube. A rear end side of the first tube is adjacent to the connector portion. A total length T of the heat shield tube and a length S of the overlapping portion satisfy T/10S T/5. Further, a length L1 of the first tube and a length L2 of the second tube satisfy T/2L2<L1.

A process for manufacturing an exhaust system, especially for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, includes providing an exhaust gas-guiding component (26) with a wall (38) made of a metallic material and providing a sensor-mounting connector (22), to be fixed at the wall. The sensor-mounting connector includes a sensor-mounting area (28) to be positioned outside the exhaust gas-guiding component, and a connection area (34), which is to be positioned such that the connection area meshes with the wall. The connection area is pressed against an outer surface (40) of the wall of the exhaust gas-guiding component in a fastening area (39) of the wall, and at the same time rotated about a longitudinal axis (A) of the connector to penetrate into the material forming the wall and a connection in substance is established between the metallic material of the wall and the metallic material of the sensor-mounting connector.

A device for providing a liquid additive for exhaust-gas purification, having at least one duct for conducting the liquid additive, the duct having a duct wall which has a first stiffness. There is inserted into the duct an insert component (5) that extends at least in sections along the duct, wherein the insert component is composed of a solid material.

Disclosed are nickel alloys for exhaust system components having improved tensile strength, fatigue strength, oxidation resistance, and abrasion resistance at a high temperature condition. A nickel alloy for exhaust system components according to an embodiment is used for exhaust system components of a vehicle engine, the nickel alloy including: 0.01 to 0.2 wt % of C; 0.1 to 1.0 wt % of Si; 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of Mn; 8 to 24 wt % of Cr; 0.1 to 2.5 wt % of Nb; 0.1 to 4.0 wt % of Al; 0.01 to 1 wt % of Co; 0.01 to 5.0 wt % of Mo; 0.01 to 4 wt % of W; 0.1 to 1 wt % of Ta; 0.1 to 2.4 wt % of Ti; 4.0 to 11.0 wt % of Fe; a remainder being Ni; and inevitable impurities.

A titanium alloy material for exhaust system parts excellent in oxidation resistance and cold workability able to be used for an exhaust manifold, exhaust pipe, catalyst device, muffler, or other part characterized by containing, by mass %, Cu: 0.5 to 1.5%, Sn: 0.5 to 1.5%, Si: 0.1% to 0.6%, O: 0.1% or less, and Fe: 0.15% or less, and a balance of Ti and impurities, having a total of the contents of Cu and Sn of 1.4 to 2.7%, and having a total of the volume rates of the -phases and TiCu and TiSi intermetallic compounds of 1.0% or less.

A method for producing a corrosion resistant metal substrate and corrosion resistant metal substrate provided thereby. The method involves forming a plated substrate including a metal substrate provided with a nickel layer or with a nickel and cobalt layer followed by electrodepositing a molybdenum oxide layer from an aqueous solution onto the plated substrate, which is subsequently subjected to an annealing step in a reducing atmosphere to reduce the molybdenum oxide in the molybdenum oxide layer to molybdenum metal in a reduction annealing step and to form a diffusion layer which contains nickel and molybdenum, and optionally cobalt.

An immersion heater including an encapsulated, semi-conductive, heating element. The heating element may be a non-metallic, carbon-based material in the form of a monofilament, a yarn or bundle of semi-conductive fibers which may be twisted, braided fibers or yarns, or the like. The encapsulation may be in the form of a tube of one or more layers of encapsulation material(s) with the heating element inserted therein. Alternately, the heating element may be thermoplastic with semi-conductive carbon additive, and the heating element may be coated with one or more external layers of insulating encapsulation material(s). The encapsulation material may be a rubber or thermoplastic material with sufficient chemical resistance to be immersed in a reservoir of fluid subject to freezing or thickening at low temperatures, such as DEF. The heater may be thermoformed into a predetermined fixed shape.