Brake caliper carrier material- Help
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Hi to all the experts here....
I'm planning to have some brake caliper carriers made up for my Audi RS6 V10 and wanted to seek advice as to what is the best strongest/toughest material to use.
The brake kit in question is the OEM Ceramic brakes but I have sourced a pair of Audi Q7's calipers. The Q7 calipers are identical to that of the RS6 with only the carriers being different.
The original carriers are made from cast Iron.
I have done a bit of research and found the below materials are suitable for carriers fabrication but just not sure which is best.
6061 heat treated
316SS
7075-T6
CNC machined from solid billet 1018 steel, yellow zinc plated.
7071 Aluminum/Powdered Coated.
Thanks in advance and any help on this much appreciated.
I'm planning to have some brake caliper carriers made up for my Audi RS6 V10 and wanted to seek advice as to what is the best strongest/toughest material to use.
The brake kit in question is the OEM Ceramic brakes but I have sourced a pair of Audi Q7's calipers. The Q7 calipers are identical to that of the RS6 with only the carriers being different.
The original carriers are made from cast Iron.
I have done a bit of research and found the below materials are suitable for carriers fabrication but just not sure which is best.
6061 heat treated
316SS
7075-T6
CNC machined from solid billet 1018 steel, yellow zinc plated.
7071 Aluminum/Powdered Coated.
Thanks in advance and any help on this much appreciated.
Edited by ml32 on Sunday 12th May 10:13
And 'ENP' is?
(Not any of these: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/ENP)
How is it better than Anodise?
(Not any of these: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/ENP)
How is it better than Anodise?
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