X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2464128 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:24:20 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=BMears9413@aol.com Received: from BMears9413@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.bfe.2573f54a (60438) for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 18:23:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from WEBMAIL-MC16 (webmail-mc16.webmail.aol.com [64.12.170.93]) by ciaaol-d02.mail.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILCIAAOLD023-ec164734ebf824d; Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:23:36 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Burns Stainless Drag Muffler Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:23:36 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: bmears9413@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8C9F13EAFCC19B4_270_2068_WEBMAIL-MC16.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 31361-STANDARD Received: from 65.182.71.8 by WEBMAIL-MC16.sysops.aol.com (64.12.170.93) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:23:36 -0500 Message-Id: <8C9F13EAFCC19B4-270-FDF@WEBMAIL-MC16.sysops.aol.com> X-AOL-IP: 64.12.170.93 X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MB_8C9F13EAFCC19B4_270_2068_WEBMAIL-MC16.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I was told that inconel is what was used in jet engines to take the heat. It was the only thing that would take the heat and not crack. I hope thats correct, cause I reached real deep in my pockets to insure I was doing the right thing for my application. Gonna be a real pisser if it cracks! Expecially if I go down in flames! Bob Mears Supermarine Spitfire -----Original Message----- From: George Lendich To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 4:20 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Burns Stainless Drag Muffler Lynn, have you tried anything build with incoel Bob Mears Nope. ? I have two sets of Indy Car headers in Inconel. Very thin works of art. They are discarded after three heat cycles, because they crack. ? I have never tried to make anything in Inconel, although I have a TIG machine. ? Lynn E. Hanover? Lynn, That confirms what I have read about Inconel - it's light ( for racing), it's very expensive, it takes heat?very well and all that's good for both racing types and those with deep pockets. Wait for it, there's more - it doesn't last. That's OK for racing but not good for Aviation! ? George ? Nope. ? I have two sets of Indy Car headers in Inconel. Very thin works of art. They are discarded after three heat cycles, because they crack. ? I have never tried to make anything in Inconel, although I have a TIG machine. ? Lynn E. Hanover? Lynn, That confirms what I have read about Inconel - it's light ( for racing), it's very expensive, it takes heat?very well and all that's good for both racing types and those with deep pockets. Wait for it, there's more - it doesn't last. That's OK for racing but not good for Aviation! ? George ? ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ----------MB_8C9F13EAFCC19B4_270_2068_WEBMAIL-MC16.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" I was told that inconel is what was used in jet engines to take the heat. It was the only thing that would take the heat and not crack. I hope thats correct, cause I reached real deep in my pockets to insure I was doing the right thing for my application. Gonna be a real pisser if it cracks! Expecially if I go down in flames!

Bob Mears
Supermarine Spitfire



-----Original Message-----
From: George Lendich <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 4:20 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Burns Stainless Drag Muffler

Lynn, have you tried anything build with incoel

Bob Mears
Nope.
 
I have two sets of Indy Car headers in Inconel. Very thin works of art. They are discarded after three heat cycles, because they crack.
 
I have never tried to make anything in Inconel, although I have a TIG machine.
 
Lynn E. Hanover 


Lynn,
That confirms what I have read about Inconel - it's light ( for racing), it's very expensive, it takes heat very well and all that's good for both racing types and those with deep pockets. Wait for it, there's more - it doesn't last. That's OK for racing but not good for Aviation!
 
George
 

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