Engine Cylinder Explained

What is an Engine Cylinder?

Engine cylinder is the most important part of your IC engine, where combustion of air-fuel mixture takes place. As the combustion of an engine takes place in the cylinder portion, it is often called as the combustion chamber of an engine. You could hardly believe that this part of your engine has to withstand high temperature and pressure. Practically, the pressure and temperature estimates more than 50 bar and 2000o C accordingly after combustion. So, the material selection has become a prior concern to design and manufacture the engine cylinder. In case a heavy duty engine, the cylinder is made of alloy steel or aluminum alloys.