Chrome Plated Piston Rings

The rate of wear in the cylinder bore can be considerably reduced by chromium plating the top ring rather than the bore.

Chrome plated piston rings.

Chrome faced rings are still a good choice for abrasive environments like dirt tracks and work best with cast iron blocks and cylinder liners. Steel material is used for high strength and excellent fatigue resistance. They soak up some oil thus improving ring lubrication. Find piston rings with 5 64 in.

Chrome ring sets are identified with a c prefix example. Purpose of the compression rings is to prevent the escape of combustion gases past the piston during engine operation. Ring coating also has good oil absorbing properties. Chrome has more resistance to scuffing and scoring than cast iron but somewhat less than moly.

Find piston rings with chrome plated carbon steel oil ring material and get free shipping on orders over 99 at summit racing. Chrome plating is one of the most common methods of surface. 50 009 815 for ø 50 110 mm ks art. 50 009 829 for ø 110 160 mm step 6.

To provide additional strength to the piston rings some materials like chromium molybdenum vanadium titanium nickel and copper are added to them. At hastings we manufacture a bold and broad offering of piston rings one that spans thousands of applications for virtually any engine. Piston rings chrome 4 000 in. The piston rings used in the marine engines should be harder than the liner material in which they are used.

Top ring thickness and chrome plated carbon steel oil ring material and get free shipping on orders over 99 at summit racing. These ring sets have a top compression ring that is chrome plated and lapped for resistance to wear and scuffing and faster seating. With the most comprehensive line of piston rings compression rings and oil rings in the world we have a piston ring for practically any application racing automotive heavy duty transportation agriculture industrial small engine and more. Chrome plated piston rings must not be installed in chrome plated cylinder liners.

Chrome steel piston ring sets. Thickness 8 cylinder set not yet reviewed. Installing the piston rings insert the piston rings into the respective piston ring groove with the correct fitting tool. A chrome plated ring however must not be used in conjunction with a plated bore or hardened linear.

Piston ring pliers ks art. Bore 5 64 in 5 64 in 3 16 in. Chrome plated mild steel piston rings are used in the top compression ring groove. Number of compression rings used on each piston is determined by the type of engine and its design.