stainless bolt kits?
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I was going to make one for myself but it would probably make sense for you to get a few made over there (cheaper) and sell them if there's enough interest.
They MUST be in 6Al-4V with a fine crystaline structure though, we don't want our axles falling off....
Ti doesn't have the best shear strength either so make them a little thicker walled than the stock steel ones and stop the drilling short of the threads at the nut end.
They MUST be in 6Al-4V with a fine crystaline structure though, we don't want our axles falling off....
Ti doesn't have the best shear strength either so make them a little thicker walled than the stock steel ones and stop the drilling short of the threads at the nut end.
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I would also warn that the market is too-crazy about Ti fasteners by now, and most customers will just ASSUME they are stronger. Indeed, the Titanium is stonger "pound for pound" compared to most steels, but in a "bolt for bolt" comparison, they are usually much weaker. For any applications where high strength is an issue, the required grade of Titanium is still hard to find, and at even-more insane (aerospace) prices. Most Ti bolts to the motorsports industry by now are the equivalent of a grade 2 for strength. Even Ti bolts that are equivalent grade 5(metric 8.8) are less common, and still not suitable to replace the Cannondale or Japanese suspension bolts. It just pays to beware, and know what you are buying.