New WPC treatment
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New WPC treatment
http://www.wpctreatment.com/index.htm
Turbo High-Tech Performance did an article on this process...sounds interesting.
So, deburr, cryo, and then WPC. Money, money, mooooonay.
Turbo High-Tech Performance did an article on this process...sounds interesting.
So, deburr, cryo, and then WPC. Money, money, mooooonay.
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Some of the article in T&HTP....
Supposedly, WPC is Japans' most recognizable treatment among HKS, Suzuki Sports, TRD, and Tomei Powered. Honda Genuine Parts and Yamaha also use them in mass-production pistons for side skirts to maximize longevity and increase engine efficiency.
I was also intrigued by the "Coating vs. WPC Treatment" claims.
The differences between shot-peening and the WPC treatment is rather astounding when exposed to the knowledge of how both are conducted. Shot Peening is typically performed by blasting the surface with smaller median such as glass at higher speeds while hard shot peening is known to use round metal bb. Using a striking or hitting process, shot-peening compacts the metal on the surface but leaves the structure in a brittle state with little or no change in compressive stress.
The WPC process uses a special ceramic bead composition ranging from 20 microns or larger depending on the application and area being treated, which shot-peening can never duplicate. In comparison to shot-peening, the media being used for the WPC process is 50 times smaller and is applied at a higher velocity, pressure, and impact creating a higher compressive stress level. The numerous impacts during the WPC process not only increases the residual compressive stress but also causes it to reside a lot closer to the surface.
"The result is a product that has durability unrivaled by conventional peening," states WPC Technical Director Ross Clarke.
The WPC process uses a special ceramic bead composition ranging from 20 microns or larger depending on the application and area being treated, which shot-peening can never duplicate. In comparison to shot-peening, the media being used for the WPC process is 50 times smaller and is applied at a higher velocity, pressure, and impact creating a higher compressive stress level. The numerous impacts during the WPC process not only increases the residual compressive stress but also causes it to reside a lot closer to the surface.
"The result is a product that has durability unrivaled by conventional peening," states WPC Technical Director Ross Clarke.
I was also intrigued by the "Coating vs. WPC Treatment" claims.
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