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I think aluminium bolts are more of a "mechanical fuse" rather than anything else, a known point of failure where something can break without causing catastrophic damage to something else nearby
The sacrifices this guy makes😆 but won't spring for two beercase bolts.🤠
You never stated what alloy grades the Ti, Inconel, and Al bolts were. Kind of useless information without also knowing the grades.
Umm..what? Inconel is not stainless steel. It’s a nickel alloy..as in..predominantly nickel..as in..not steel..
12 stronger,, well obviously if that's what it says on the head of the wrinkle rod ?
Hello i like yours voice all bed time it's pleasure to sleep 😁🤪
Bmw 630i e63/64 . Just look at the horrorshow of aluminium bolts . Replace after 1 use . Too much weakness everywhere including the engine mounts 🤣. Gonna be a fun plant basket for 5th and 6th owners .
Aluminium bolts are transparent to neutrons.
Swapping Steel grade up to 8 with titanium makes sense Anything above that Bad Idea.
Hey @AvE, can you explain the "wa/wha" sentence -ism postface you have? I'm not familiar with its meaning being a Winterpegger.
Titanium is strong what are you talking about! 🤦🏻♂️
You sound like Quint reeling his line in. "He's gone under the boat."
That’s not how bolts are tested and graded. Your torsion test doesn’t have any correlation to the bolts shear strength or overall load capacity.
Bolts are graded by the following parameters:
Tensile Strength: The maximum load in tension (pulling apart) which a material can withstand before breaking or fracturing.
Yield Strength: The maximum load at which a material exhibits a specific permanent deformation.
Proof Load: An axial tensile load which the product must withstand without evidence of any permanent set.
Aluminum, the silly putty of metals
Cadmium is not used typically as a fastener finish any longer due to the health concerns with it. Primarily used for Aerospace and some military applications. Rare. Heat treated bolts with zinc plating are susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement when heat treated over 40 HRC. A bake process is typically required after plating to relieve any hydrogen in the bolt.