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Author Subject: Laser honing process
oldbrownshoe

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75% reduction in oil consumption,
reduction in wear to the cylinder bore and piston rings of up to 90% reduction.
Audi tech

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Posted 24th Sep 2010 at 03:18
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Meh 3 pot 1.4 TDI there, random sounding engine.

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Posted 24th Sep 2010 at 03:26
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I think you will find that they are using laser shock peening, normal shot peening compresses the grain structure to a depth of 0.5mm laser shock peening compresses the grain structure to a depth of over 2mm.
We have been using this technology for quite a few years in the aerospace industry to prolong component lifeGeek

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Posted 24th Sep 2010 at 03:28
oldbrownshoe

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Thats way more then just depth size.
and the one in the article is Proprietary of Audi.

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Posted 27th Sep 2010 at 02:10

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