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12-29-2005, 12:31 PM | #1 | |
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Why aluminum?
Why do most supercar manufactuers us aluminum? why not titanium, its lighter and much stronger.
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12-31-2005, 12:03 PM | #2 | ||
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you see, sometimes, near the end of the production of the that current model, sometimes the manufacturer wants to do something special with. if they won something in a special race or just to 'say' it was a lagendary car, they sometimes make an R verion of it. its lighter, better products used etc. normally they use carbon fibre for that. for other things, like the exhaust and maybe several bits of the interior and suspension(i think) they will use titanium.
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12-31-2005, 12:10 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Why aluminum?
i guess i didn't take the expense and rarity into consideration. do you know by chance how much lighter titanium is to aluminum? personally i think aluminum is daaamn light. can't image its too much lighter. thanks for the info
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Re: Why aluminum?
it's actualy heavier than aluminum, but it's much lighter than steel and is just as strong.
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is it? i didnt know that. thanks for the info as well.
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Re: Why aluminum?
yup, but titanium has a greater stregnth to weight ratio than steel and aluminum. That's one of the things that makes that material great. It's also very corrosion resistant
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Re: Why aluminum?
I'm sorry, i started this thread under the impression that titanium was the lightest and strongest metal. But if aluminum is lighter. than i guess they are right for using it. thanks for all the insight though guys
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