Howards
and the king of powder forged technology, GKN, have teamed up to design and
manufacture the most technically advanced and reliable performance rods on the
planet! Forged powder metal technology features an extremely dense grain
structure when compared to a billet or conventional forging. It uses task
oriented steel materials that tailors compositions to racing connecting rods.
Using superior metallurgy that creates cleanliness and isotropic mechanical
properties, it allows the alloy materials to be better distributed throughout
the steel.
Unlike
billets this material can be cut in any direction and the grain structure will
look the same under a micron microscope. Powder forging provides an unsurpassed
strength vs. weight advantage.
The
Manufacturing Process
PPF6000.....Chev.
SB 6.0 Large Journal(585g
approx.)
First, superior high-tech
base powder is blended with selected alloying elements in a lab style
environment. Melting, atomizing and annealing are controlled to exacting
standards to then create super fine powders without impurities!
Next, the base powder, lubricants, additives and graphite elements are compacted
under tremendous pressure. "Sintering" or heating to over 1500˚ alters and refines
the structure of the metal. Hot forging with a 750-ton press finalizes the
structure of the metal.
