Metalguy, thank you for your responses, I am beginning to understand the subject much better. I think we would both agree that the weight savings would not be 40%, titanium vs steel? In order to keep the big bore round and within tolerance, the mass would have to be larger. I think you would...
Hi Everyone; The original forum post from JP83 asked a very general question about which material could he have connecting rods made and what did people in this forum know about the titanium alloys. Personally I think it was an excellent question. There are many materials, many processes, and...
Dear PatPrimmer; Yes I have done many Google searches on titanium and have researched the subject for years. The Acura NSX uses titanium connecting rods, the new Corvette street car is using titanium connecting rods, the new Porsche GT3 street car is using titanium connecting rods; but that does...
Hi mloew; would you mind explaining more on the subject? I get the impression you know more about titanium. If the tensile strength is less then high strength steel and the stiffness is less then high strength steel, then a connecting rod in titanium would have to be dimensionally more robust to...
Hi Metalguy; thanks for your response.
I would love to have answers, that is why I am in this forum.
I believe that 300M is used because it is much less notch sensitive. I think titanium is very sensitive to scratches, which would result in cracks and then failure. Also, 300M can be easily...
Does anyone have "facts" on titanium's ability to cycle? I think everyone knows that aluminum connecting rods are used for short term applications and then the aluminum con rod is discarded. How many different titanium alloys are available? How many different heat treatment processes must be...
