Heat Treated rims
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Heat Treated rims
Hey jsut wondering why it is so important to have heat treated wheels? And are the katana C7 or katana VR7 rims heat treated?
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Rep Power: 0 Actually, Heat treating is usually done to make metal "harder", less resistant to wear, like in drill bits. This also makes the metal more brittle and prone to cracking and less able to bend.
Metal that has been Annealed is to help relieve the stresses from heat treating. It makes the metal go back to a softer more bendable state.
ALuminum is slightly different. Most wheels come out as cast, and in an annealed state. Aluminum isnt very ductile, and that's why an "alloy" wheel can crack when hit really good.
A stock steel wheel will just bend really good.
Although, most aluminum wheels are probbily heat treated to a certian degree, as the alloy just wouldnt hold up being full soft.
Heat cycling done on tires is only for race tires. Full Race and DOT-R tires sometimes last longer if the tread is brought up to running tempature and then allowed to cool slowly (same as annealing from above). This helps the rubber internal bonds without affecting the stckyness of the rubber.
This does not work on street tires because of the different compounds used. Street tires never come close to what a DOT-R tire can do
Metal that has been Annealed is to help relieve the stresses from heat treating. It makes the metal go back to a softer more bendable state.
ALuminum is slightly different. Most wheels come out as cast, and in an annealed state. Aluminum isnt very ductile, and that's why an "alloy" wheel can crack when hit really good.
A stock steel wheel will just bend really good.
Although, most aluminum wheels are probbily heat treated to a certian degree, as the alloy just wouldnt hold up being full soft.
Heat cycling done on tires is only for race tires. Full Race and DOT-R tires sometimes last longer if the tread is brought up to running tempature and then allowed to cool slowly (same as annealing from above). This helps the rubber internal bonds without affecting the stckyness of the rubber.
This does not work on street tires because of the different compounds used. Street tires never come close to what a DOT-R tire can do
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