When a supplier is saying their valves are chrome plated, would the chrome be thick enough to be classified as Hard chrome? What chrome specs are used in that industry? What exactly is 'flash chrome' and is that enough for sufficient wear abatement?
After a few hours of running on a new...
I'm trying to understand the effects of thermal cycling on metal parts.
When a metal is heated it expands (I'll call it elongates) and contracts when cools. Simple stuff. However, what conditions must exist for a permenant set in elongation to occur? I assume that as the temp is less than...
I'm designing a chromoly flywheel and I was going to have a shrink fit for the ring gear. The diametral interference fit is .013." I've run the numbers and this fit is acceptable, actually it leaves half the original fit at max speed which is 8000rpm. I've never seen steel flywheels with...
Anyone know of a good source on automotive gearbox design? I know I can use classical strengths, gear and bearing design equations to design everything around. However, I would like to glean any usefull info I can to make the design flow much easier. So, any ideas?
Mike
Hey guys,
I have a few questions regarding 300M due to some opinions from others on axle and shaft design. 300M is called that due its high tensile strengh potential (300 ksi), right? Or, is named such based on its composition like other steels ( I don't believe so, but someone told me.....)...
