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I wonder if this can be applied to the inside walls of a cylinder...That way they would not get scarred up as often, and would not need to get honed or bored as much, if ever???

It sounds like we could use it almost everywhere, tranny, pistons, crank, etc...

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I'll tell you what, that was very, VERY interesting.

 

The only problem....you have to have brand new pieces...or I'd be sending them out a tranny like yesterday.

 

I wonder what that would do for...pistons for example...

 

Very cool...

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I have used that process before on crankshafts. Mikronite doesn't really have much of a market corner with it, there are alot of folks doing it. It's not worth getting excited about and it does not work on aluminum or Ti despite what people might tell you. :beer:

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I have used that process before on crankshafts. Mikronite doesn't really have much of a market corner with it, there are alot of folks doing it. It's not worth getting excited about and it does not work on aluminum or Ti despite what people might tell you. :beer:

 

I figued just that. Since it's a certain type of media it would be good for only a certain range of metals. Aluminum too soft and Titanium too hard. There is a theoretical sweet spot of effectiveness.

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i think that would be kick ass for sprockets... buti wonder what the price is.

 

yeah no doubt. wonder if they could do chains also.

and brake rotors!

 

but it seems like this is the same as cryogenically freezing hard parts. not in process but in performance

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As far as steels are concerned, the effect of the treatment is similair to nitriding, thus it increases the surface hardness. If you want to use a treatment like this you need to either be looking to obtain the super finishing or the resigual compressive stress.

 

If you want a similair effect in Al or Ti, you need to be looking at anodizing, akadizing, etc. These processes will bring the surface hardness up, however I am not sure about the increase in compressive stresses. I will have to read about it today. :cool:

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If you want to use a treatment like this you need to either be looking to obtain the super finishing or the resigual compressive stress.

and whats this? sounds interesting..........

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im going to mikronite my whole banshee except plastics. i will let you know how it turns out lol j/k

 

stuff seems like a good idea.

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