> Now a couple of questions. Can someone tell me if the "stellite" is only
> skin deep like camshaft hardness, or if is a solid material. Also, could
> any of you racing buffs out there recommend an exhaust valve that may be
> more burn/wear resistant than stellite valves?
>
> Just thinking ahead,
>
> Barney Gaylord
> 1958 MGA with an attitude
>
Barney,
No, I'm pretty sure Stellite hardness goes all the way to the
bone. Before my illustrious career as a Naval Officer, I was an
enlisted nuclear reactor operator. Some of the valves in the primary
cooling system are made of stellite, or as we called it,
stellite-haynes. It refers to a specific composition of steel, and
I think, chromium. If I hadn't brain-dumped all of my nuke
knowledge, I could probably tell you what the exact composition is
that has been trademarked as "Stellite".
Regards,
Scott Gardner
gardner@lwcomm.com
www.lwcomm.com/~gardner
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