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Automotive Info Source ?

Automotive Info Source ?

Automotive Info Source ?

(OP)
I like to try to keep up with metallurgy of cars and trucks. Is there a source for technical details ? Two items in perticular - "Forged powdered metal piston rods"  and the liner material for a new aluminum block that uses a spray type coating instead of an iron liner. These are both Ford developments.  

RE: Automotive Info Source ?

Robert,

There is a huge amount of information available on powder forged connecting rods.  Over half of the connecting rods in the North American market are manufactured by this process, with just about every major automotive OEM as a customer, not just Ford.  Here is one Google search for .pdfs only that should give you some of the details you are interested in learning:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=connecting+rod&as_epq=powder+forged&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=pdf&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&;as_qdr=all&as_rights=&;as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images


Here is a similar Google search for plasma spray cylinder liners.  The 4th link is from Sulzer Metco, a leader in the field of flame/HVOF/plasma spraying:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=aluminum+cylinder+liner+%22plasma+spray%22+filetype%3Apdf&;aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

RE: Automotive Info Source ?

(OP)
I thought these techniques were new ! Thanks, exactly what I wanted . Hard to keep up with thinks now that I'm retired.

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