Chrome surface of the housing
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
That's a lovely oxymoron!
The chrome on the housing is almost certainly normal hard chroming (same as you get on things like motorcycle fork stanchions). The side plates are nitrided, which is applying heat in a nitrogen rich atmosphere to harden the surface.
The chrome on the housing is almost certainly normal hard chroming (same as you get on things like motorcycle fork stanchions). The side plates are nitrided, which is applying heat in a nitrogen rich atmosphere to harden the surface.
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
Somewhere at sometime I read that it's a special chroming process that has an oil retentive finish, then maybe I dreamt that I read it!
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
Definitely not Nicasil.
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
Awesome thanks!
I was in a discussion with an old engineering acquaint who's very handy due to them having every type of machine tool imaginable! We somehow got into speaking mineral and synthetic oils and how synthetics react to chrome surface types!
I was in a discussion with an old engineering acquaint who's very handy due to them having every type of machine tool imaginable! We somehow got into speaking mineral and synthetic oils and how synthetics react to chrome surface types!
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
According to one of the papers I have:
Micro Channel Porous (MCP) Cr-plating.
Pinpoint pores for better oil retention.
Fluorocarbon resin coating.
Not entirely sure if that's applicable to Renesis housings or other rotary housings or some other test engines atm.
Micro Channel Porous (MCP) Cr-plating.
Pinpoint pores for better oil retention.
Fluorocarbon resin coating.
Not entirely sure if that's applicable to Renesis housings or other rotary housings or some other test engines atm.
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
Aside from the Flourocarbon resin coating then that's what I read somewhere
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
It's all there in the Technical FAQ section...
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
Yay, one million points to meeeeeee
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
I think that's one melion points
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
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Re: Chrome surface of the housing
To be sure you are, or is your, or you're correct13Black wrote: ↑Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:46 pmAccording to one of the papers I have:
Micro Channel Porous (MCP) Cr-plating.
Pinpoint pores for better oil retention.
Fluorocarbon resin coating.
Not entirely sure if that's applicable to Renesis housings or other rotary housings or some other test engines atm.
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Sep 2005-Aug 2006 EO55 XOL VR 231 New
Oct 2014-Mar 2019 OE06 EWJ VR 231
Jan 2019-Jun 2020 T200 CAD Orange SC 231
Feb 2020-May 2023 RR54 AJR VR 231 Modified for Track
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