Chrome Plated Piston Rings

Chrome plated piston rings must not be installed in chrome plated cylinder liners.

Chrome plated piston rings.

Chrome rings don t work well with chrome plated bores or hard faced cylinder bore liners such as those coated with nickel carbide coatings. Piston ring pliers ks art. Bore 5 64 in 5 64 in 3 16 in. 50 009 815 for ø 50 110 mm ks art.

Thickness 8 cylinder set not yet reviewed. 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. Steel material is used for high strength and excellent fatigue resistance.

Chrome s extreme density and hardness resists the impingement of dirt into the face of the ring which accelerates cylinder wear and actually contributes to the exhaust gases carrying some of the airborne contaminant out through the exhaust system. At hastings we manufacture a bold and broad offering of piston rings one that spans thousands of applications for virtually any engine. The rate of wear in the cylinder bore can be considerably reduced by chromium plating the top ring rather than the bore. Chrome ring sets are identified with a c prefix example.

Chrome steel piston ring sets. Chrome plated mild steel piston rings are used in the top compression ring groove. Installing the piston rings insert the piston rings into the respective piston ring groove with the correct fitting tool. These ring sets have a top compression ring that is chrome plated and lapped for resistance to wear and scuffing and faster seating.

A chrome plated ring however must not be used in conjunction with a plated bore or hardened linear. Chrome plating is one of the most common methods of surface. They soak up some oil thus improving ring lubrication. 50 009 829 for ø 110 160 mm step 6.

Chrome faced rings are still a good choice for abrasive environments like dirt tracks and work best with cast iron blocks and cylinder liners. Number of compression rings used on each piston is determined by the type of engine and its design. To provide additional strength to the piston rings some materials like chromium molybdenum vanadium titanium nickel and copper are added to them. Top ring thickness and chrome plated carbon steel oil ring material and get free shipping on orders over 99 at summit racing.

Purpose of the compression rings is to prevent the escape of combustion gases past the piston during engine operation. 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. Ring coating also has good oil absorbing properties. Plating of piston rings.