UK based forged piston manufacturers??

[Noddie]

Hi guys,

My dissertation supervisor has been working on a new Al Alloy for use in high temp applications. He was looking to make pistons from it but the arrangement with JE has fallen through last minute so he's desperately trying to find a UK based company who can make forged pistons.

If anyone has any ideas or people who may know then please let me know

 

[h701micra]

Omega Pistons?
www.omegapistons.com
There was accralite but they're one company now

 

[Enuo]

So not an age hardened alloy then?
Edit: Just remembered its actualy called precipitation hardening

 

[Noddie]

So not an age hardened alloy then?
Edit: Just remembered its actualy called precipitation hardening

Yeah, its a quasicrystalline Al which is cast as a semi solid as far as I know. I think it may be rapid age hardened with a heat treatment. I think he is working on a powdered Al alloy also so it may be that.

 

[Enuo]

Single crystal is the way forward

 

[pollyp]

Single crystal is the way forward

like a rolls royce turbine blade?

 

[frank]

like a rolls royce turbine blade?

they,re inconel aint they paul ? like our turbo turbine

 

[h701micra]

Officially lost

 

[Enuo]

they,re inconel aint they paul ? like our turbo turbine

Nickle-cobalt super alloy, inconel has more titanium than we use but I can't give too much away obviously

 

[Madmonkee]

Ooo I used to do inspection of Titanium RR items back at the old place, titanium etch inspection followed up with a Fluoroscent Penetrant Inspection.

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[Enuo]

Ooo I used to do inspection of Titanium RR items back at the old place, titanium etch inspection followed up with a Fluoroscent Penetrant Inspection.

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Am in charge of the dye pen ndt maintenance at work Titanium os used in the fan/compressor blades, my business sector does turbine blades only

 

[Madmonkee]

Agh righto, im the geek that does the inspections, well on odd accasions now. I got moved into small hydraulics to run that, still NDT through and through Im guessing your on electrostatic application down there? Ive been up to the Ansty RR big place

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[Enuo]

Agh righto, im the geek that does the inspections, well on odd accasions now. I got moved into small hydraulics to run that, still NDT through and through Im guessing your on electrostatic application down there? Ive been up to the Ansty RR big place

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We have electrostatic on our manual line but just normal spray on the automated line. Anyway, thread hijack over haha