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Subject: [Fot] Racing rod design
From: "MadMarx" <tr4racing@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:24:29 +0200
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Hi Guys,

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After my engine blow at the last race and a rod in two pieces I =
investigated about rod design.

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In US forums I found an interesting opinion:

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H-beam rods are for low rev high torque engine (turbo, compressor)

I-beam are for medium torque engines with high revs

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As engineer I agree with this statement. On high revs the rod shaft gets =
bended back and forth by the inertia caused by the rotation.

I could imagine that the sharp sides of the H-beam rod will create a =
crack after a while because the stiffness for bending along the rotation =
axis smaller than with an I-beam rod.

That means to me that the fatigue resistance is smaller on an H-beam rod =
at high revs.

With high revs on a long stroke engine I mean 6000+.

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The manufacturer of the broken H-beam rod was Scat.

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I think next time I order an I-beam rod from Scat.

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What do you think?

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Cheers

Chris


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D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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D'>In US forums I found an interesting opinion:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>H-beam rods are for low rev high torque engine (turbo, =
compressor)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I-beam are for medium torque engines with high =
revs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>As engineer I agree with this statement. On high revs the rod shaft =
gets bended back and forth by the inertia caused by the =
rotation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I could imagine that the sharp sides of the H-beam rod will create a =
crack after a while because the stiffness for bending along the rotation =
axis smaller than with an I-beam rod.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>That means to me that the fatigue resistance is smaller on an H-beam =
rod at high revs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>With high revs on a long stroke engine I mean =
6000+.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>The manufacturer of the broken H-beam rod was =
Scat.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I think next time I order an I-beam rod from =
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D'>What do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
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D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>
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