Subject	It doesn't align the grain structure.....
Posted by	canyoncarver on October 05, 2005 at 8:56 AM
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In Reply To	Not stupid, interesting. As far as I know (AFAIK for you posted by BigTDogg (MA) on October 05, 2005 at 08:00 AM
Message	The grain structure doesn't change. What it does is it gets all of the atoms moving at the same, appropriate, speed. This is a material stabilizing process that gets a material to its originally intended state where expansion and contraction thru heat cycles is minimized and the material is at its strongest point. The same process can be performed with heat, but I believe better results are achieved with the cold. Castings do have a relative grain structure, it's just not in the same way as rolled or forged materials. In fact there are a number of tools steels and alot of aluminum plate stock that is cast as opposed to rolled. If you're building a structural component out of aluminum you have to be aware of what spec to order to make sure and get the stronger cold finished material. ____________________________ '93 n/a slicktop stage 0 Ima NOOB, yes I am...... All of my car mod $$$ are going to college tuition for two.
Follow Ups	probably a flame question... - WHITEtt 07:50:28 10/05/05 Not stupid, interesting. As far as I know (AFAIK for you - BigTDogg (MA) 08:00:34 10/05/05 It doesn't align the grain structure..... - canyoncarver 08:56:31 10/05/05 I've been served (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:03:52 10/05/05 how 'bout them aligned grains? :) (n/m) - ZEngineer 09:10:25 10/05/05 Effing weak... Canadian humor, ugh (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:20:36 10/05/05 interesting (n/m) - mousersix (San Antonio) 09:11:51 10/05/05 Actually it is all about grain structure. - wilkendw 10:11:04 10/05/05 Wow, there's so much wrong with that article - Joe(NoVA) 11:55:20 10/05/05 That reads like a badly written highschool report. (n/m) - Kenny 12:00:58 10/05/05 You're really confuzing the subject with that article..... - canyoncarver 14:29:11 10/05/05 Re: probably a flame question... - brienc@gte.net 08:31:25 10/05/05 i dont think the cooling effects would really work - AntiHero 08:46:44 10/05/05 when this first started becoming mainstream, they - SnowManZ 08:53:16 10/05/05 That sounds pretty fantastic. Please quote a few sources. (n/m) - Kenny 09:33:56 10/05/05 SCC magazine did a special on a Z with a cryo - CRAZZEPETE. 09:15:46 10/05/05 i was also thinking that because of the - WHITEtt 12:04:17 10/05/05 Yes, thought about that a lot. - Russell@Z1 19:10:52 10/05/05
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