Dean,
I'm not a metallurgist. I have sleeved a "few" things with
both stainless and brass. From a manufacturing standpoint, brass is
easier for several reasons.
After boring the cylinder for the sleeve, the cylinder gets
heated for the sleeve to press in, and the differential is more
easily attained for brass than ss.
After the sleeve is installed, the sleeves get honed.
Honing/resizing the brass is easier than ss on the equipment and the
finish can be done in just a few passes with a hone rather than
cutting tools as ss requires.
Also, it is my experience that ss "work hardens" after a
period and develops undesirable hard spots.
And.... stainless is still susceptible to oxidation, it just
does it differently.
Peter C
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At 09:36 PM 6/18/2008, Dean Hedin wrote:
>That's a bummer. I guess you'll have to save it for that future concours
>Bugeye.
>
>If I'm going to spend the money or effort in resleeving then I want to do it
>in
>stainless, and I don't ever want to have to go there again..
>
>I am sure that the brass the outfits are using is durable but I can still
>imagine
>corrosion and wear in brass after a couple years, especially in the master
>cylinder.
>
>What I can't figure is why does'nt everybody use stainless? The material
>cost is not
>the issue here.
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