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  1. mikemoore

    A356 vs. AS91 Which is better?

    Etch & TVP, Thanks alot for your input. Thanks TVP for your links to the other websites, they have been very useful. Just FYI the piston will not ever contact the magnesium and this is a very low temperature application. This is simply the crank case, although similar, not the same as an...
  2. mikemoore

    A356 vs. AS91 Which is better?

    TVP, I found the AS91/AZ91 delineation on the web. "They", (can't remeber who they are) stated that AS91 was a more stable hybrid of AZ91. My concern is qestion is strength. Do you think that any specific magnesium alloy is an acceptable replacement for A356 cast Aluminum? Also the...
  3. mikemoore

    Material that reflects light, but not heat

    Call George Panagatacos at Teledyne Lighting and Display products at 310-577-3820. Tell him Mike Moore gave you his number.
  4. mikemoore

    Aluminum Work Hardening

    Alan, 99% of all aircraft structure is 2024 T3. There is some 2011 or 2017. The loads that a plane fuselage sees are obviously a function of the load induced, by either flight profiles, landing loads or manufacturing/assembly loads. 6061 is not cosidered to be "structural" or...
  5. mikemoore

    A356 vs. AS91 Which is better?

    I am not a metallurgist or metallurgical engineer. I am an ME working in the Aerospace industry. I have my suspicions but need some advice, we are developing a modification of a 6 cylinder horizontally opposed, RECIPROCATING air cooled light aircraft engine. Presently the crankcases are sand...
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