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Cryogenics of Indiana is committed to providing high quality equipment that has been treated cryogenically for maximum performance, durability, and life.
The
Cryogenics Explanation The
following is a explanation of deep Cryogenics and how it is used on an engine
and its components as well as other automotive related parts.. If you look at the machined parts of an engine they
appear very smooth to the naked eye and to the touch. But if you were to look at them through a high powered
microscope you could see that they are not smooth at all.
If you can envision your hand with your fingers spread apart, that is
much like the machine areas before the Cryogenic treatment is performed.
During the Cryo treatment the grain structure closes much like taking
your other hand and squeezing your fingers together, thus making a better
bearing surface with less drag and friction and therefore improved performance. Normally you will experience a slight increase in
Rockwell of a point or two, not much of a change, but still improvement in the
right direction. The big
improvement is stress relief and stabilization.
Engine parts, transmission parts , or any non cryogenic treated parts you
are thinking about are full of stress and just waiting to distort when it
reaches racing temperatures. All
machined parts can distort if they have not been stress relieved.
Pistons can change from round to oval due to stress and temperature.
When this happens the piston drags the cylinder wall which takes
horsepower away, creates heat, and wears the cylinder walls.
It then requires the engine builder to rebore the cylinders by 2 to 3
thousandths. Cylinders that have
been Cryogenic treated will normally be out of round only a 1/4 to a 1/2 of a
thousandths, a big decrease in wear from a non treated cylinder. The end result of Cryogenics treatment
of your engine is improved performance with far less wear and less
breakage. What parts should be Cryo
treated? All parts that wear,
break, or distort. Sheet metal,
electrical parts, water pumps, oil pumps, or fuel pumps should not be treated. BRAKE ROTORS & DRUMS: Cryogenic treatment closes the grain structure of the rotors
and drums resulting in an increased contact area for the pad to touch against
and also reduces the abrasiveness of the rotor against the pad therefore
increasing pad, rotor and drum life.
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Last modified: November 11, 2002 |
