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  1. HiGroove

    Titanium brake rotors for bicycle

    MCKEAND13, You may want to ask someone involved in racing. Try Wildwood Racing Brake Company. They make Titanium brake rotors for automotive brake racing applications. HiGroove.
  2. HiGroove

    Aluminum pouring ladles. How to coat ??

    I am looking for some help in improving the coating of pouring pan/ladles in an Aluminum Gravity Die Casting operation. I am trying to reduce the dross left in the pans and the number of times that the pan must be coated during a normal shift. If additional information is needed just ask.
  3. HiGroove

    Aluminum castings - Surface color modification after heat treatment

    This may be over simplifying your problem but have you checked the cleanliness of your quench water ? And or the hardness of the water ? I have had problems with AC2B aluminum alloy and discolored parts.
  4. HiGroove

    AC2B aluminum Degassing

    I am looking for potential improvements for the Degassing of AC2B Aluminum. We are using rotary degassing unit with liquid argon. 1) Are there any standards on how deep the degassing unit should be below the surface of the melt ? 2) Are there any standards on the rotational speed of...
  5. HiGroove

    Japanese Automaker Engineering Standards

    Good Luck, getting the manufacturer's specific standards. I know Honda's standards are considered confidential. They will give them out on a need to know basis.
  6. HiGroove

    Casting flow software

    Is there a shareware or cheap moldflow software out there that can be used for aluminum die casting ?
  7. HiGroove

    Ethylene glycol as tire stop leak

    I would like someone's opinion on this also. My son and I race go - karts and are always looking for a cheap and good tire preparation to improve the tire grip. People are using racing specified product and others use gum turpentine, to improve grip. How does the Ethy Glo. degrade the...
  8. HiGroove

    Green chromate vs. Gold chromate

    TVP, I am trying to confirm the alloy and heat treatment of the extruded aluminum body. The flare nut is the generic term that is used but in reality the green/gold zinc part is actually more of a bolt. It is being threaded into the aluminum body. It is actually a nut with ISO threads and...
  9. HiGroove

    Green chromate vs. Gold chromate

    I am experiencing a problem with a Green chomated brake nut and its mating characteristics with an aluminum body. I am getting false torques during the assembly of the two components. I am not getting false torques with a similar Gold chomated brake nut and aluminum body. Green nut/aluminum...
  10. HiGroove

    Real time X-ray sources

    I am looking for a source for real time x-ray equipment. The application will be aluminum die cast automotive components. Can anyone help me ? I am located in Northwest Ohio, the closer the better. Thanks in advance.

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