Hardened Stationary Gears?
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Originally Posted by Latin270
I read somewhere one could just heat up a stock stationary gear to a certain degree to harden the metal....never tried it though.
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Originally Posted by builder7
if you guys can get me the time and temp i can probably heat treat them at work. btw i work in a foundry.
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Originally Posted by Aviator 902S
They would have to be heated to a specific (ie: red hot) temperature and then held at that temp for a specified time period, which would depend on the alloy. After that they would be quenched in oil so as to cool quickly, but not so quickly as to become brittle. Unless you know these temps and time periods it's not recommended you try this. Besides, I don't believe hardened gears are all that expensive.
The exact process depends on the metal and desired hardness/brittleness...
Not somthing to experiment with on your engine internals
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Originally Posted by smnc
Right... but it would usually be heated a second time to a lower temp and quenched in oil, then possibly a third time to a much lower temp and either quenched in water or left to air cool to reduce brittleness...
The exact process depends on the metal and desired hardness/brittleness...
Not somthing to experiment with on your engine internals
The exact process depends on the metal and desired hardness/brittleness...
Not somthing to experiment with on your engine internals
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Originally Posted by smnc
Right... but it would usually be heated a second time to a lower temp and quenched in oil, then possibly a third time to a much lower temp and either quenched in water or left to air cool to reduce brittleness...
The exact process depends on the metal and desired hardness/brittleness...
Not somthing to experiment with on your engine internals
The exact process depends on the metal and desired hardness/brittleness...
Not somthing to experiment with on your engine internals
The hardest part is getting the correct hardness in the end product. A few degrees too much on one side of the part compaired to the other and you get serious embrittlement issues and would most likely wind up shearing something off inside the engine. Not to mention work hardening of metal that hasn't been properly heat treated. If you were really wanting to try and do them yourself, I would suggest talking to either a heater-treater or stress relief company (they do most of their work in the oil/gass industry around here on pressure vessels) they might let you know about propper heating techniques, cooling processes, etc.
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