The invention relates to a 
piston ring and a surface spongy 
tin plating technique thereof. The technical scheme thereof is as follows: the surface of a 
piston ring body is provided with a 
chromium plating layer, the outer surface of the 
chromium plating layer is provided with a spongy 
reticulate pattern, and the outer surface of the spongy 
reticulate pattern is provided with a 
tin plating layer. The invention comprises the following procedures: preplating, 
etching, 
chromium plating, washing, removal of 
hydrogen, hole loosing, washing and 
drying and 
tin plating treatment. The invention utilizes a 
reticulate pattern groove on the surface of the 
piston ring to store lubricating oil, thus greatly reducing the 
friction coefficient between the 
piston ring and a cylinder sleeve, improving oil absorbing property, and prolonging the service life of the 
piston ring and the cylinder sleeve; and compared with the prior art, the invention prolongs the service life of the 
piston ring and the cylinder sleeve by more than three thousand hours, improves the power of an 
internal combustion engine by more than 30 percent, saves oil by 25 percent, is capable of reducing the exhaust amount of gas / 
smoke of the 
internal combustion engine, reduces the environment requirements of 
atmosphere pollution, solves the 
mechanical wear of the piston ring during running-in period and obtains more perfect use performances.