Re: What Is Alloy?
- From: nick c <nchen711@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:22:00 GMT
Agent Smith wrote:
Does anybody know the name (or names) of the famous alloy from which high-
end racing components are made? :] Whenever I see it referred to in books and articles, it is just called "alloy," but apparently there's a whole branch of engineering that's embodied in that single word, and writers gloss over the whole subject when they say that.
Alloys are chosen or created with the intention to reliably fit the function that engineers planned for in design. My guess is the word alloy is used as representing a variety of alloys suitable for a given design/application. Example: valves in a high performance engine, be the valve stems hollow or solid, may be made from 6-4 titanium (heat treated to 160KSI), while domed piston heads may be made from 6061 aluminum; piston head pins may be made from 7075 aluminum, assembled on connecting rods which may be forged from 6-6 titanium (heat treated to 180KSI). Various stainless steel and/or titanium parts may be made from sintered stainless steel or titanium, where loads are low, below the limits of sintered material yield. Then there's ceramics ...... (shrug)
I supposed you've already done an Internet search? I'll guess again and say if you've done a search, you may have found alloys having proprietary designations.
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