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Because the wheel is allowed to cool gradually instead of a quick immersion, won't this change the molecular structure and weaken it?
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I posed this question over on BobIsTheOilGuy:
Been watching some how its made videos on how high performance alloy wheels are made.
It seems that if you heat the wheel up to 500 degrees for a number of hours, that's doing one of the same procedures for strengthening the wheel.
Because the wheel is allowed to cool gradually instead of a quick immersion, won't this change the molecular structure and weaken it?
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I think the consensus is that yes it does weaken them a little, depending on the temperature you heat them to and the duration of the heat, and how it's cooled after the bake.
What do you guys think?
Call the guys at Wheel Enhancement - they regularly powder coat wheels so have a lot of experience. Hard to think they would powder coat if there was a potential for damage.
Unless the wheels are heated beyond 800F, I don't see that the annealing of powder coating will harm the structural characteristics of an aluminum alloy.
My understanding is that one must be careful with the baking temperature. Shops such as Wheel Enhancement should know the procedure and what processes to avoid.
Low temp powder coating is preferred.
Wheels in racing get very hot for extended periods (longer than a powder coating oven) and they don't fracture often. That's what I always think of when this question comes up.
And yet powder coating is illegal in so many race venues on any stressed or frame member..
And virtually never used in Aircraft applications on stressed members..
Its not so much the weakening,, powder coating hides cracks, its elastic enough in many formulas that
a crack can get pretty serious before it shows, Anodizing is more common on aluminum where color
is wanted without the potential damage to structure..
Properly done a epoxy paint its as tough and lasts better in my experience.. YMMV
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