Thread: Need Billet FE crank, we have them
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Old 05-22-2005, 10:50 AM
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IMHO, a billet requires an awful lot of work to produce, hence it's price. A forging has this "extra" material removed, plus you have the extra strength provided by the grain structure in a forging, especially a "non-twisted" forging such as you usually get with the 4340 alloy. For a niche market such as the FE, it'll be a Chinese forging, which will be OK if the alloy is spec'd correctly. Just some food for discussion...
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