Motorcycle Metallurgy - Why Steel? Aluminum? Titanium?

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Your motorbike is a combination of aluminum, steel and cast iron. If you're lucky, maybe titanium, magnesium and carbon too. But which material is which? And why?
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@@charliemaybe Totally agree! I've been searching and searching for a beginner bike build kit and can't seem to find one.

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@@experienceforge You run into problems with it if you want to make it modular. cant have the same frame for multiple engines, because you need to align the engine to the rear bracket. Also producing multiple sizes of engine becomes expensive quick, so no one is making the kit because its not profitable. I say the best thing to if you want to build a bike is to build a "cafe racer" or "scrambler" type of thing from an old carbed motorcycle. Stripped down basic mechanics, minimal electronics. You can make a dirt bike, scrambler, cafe, even faired bike if you want to mess around with fiberglass. Take everything apart, remove everything thats not essential and build it back together.

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I am wondering if he means that he is a monster for creating a world that asks for more ( more bikes like this one) or (more advanced bikes even though it is not neccessary).... Because in one way or another he does both and maybe I missed something because english is not my first language

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@experienceforge The thing is there's a lot of precision involved in a motorcycle. It's dubious enough with a car, and there have been "kits" for those that didn't require a bunch of knowledge and/or learning along the way... BUT with motorcycles, because they utilize the gyroscopic effect and depend so much on alignments and balance and so forth, even at the factories, there's a fair amount of micro-adjustments that have to be made to fit each component to the greater system... You're going to have to start relatively simple on something relatively forgiving, like an older and smaller cc carb'ed bike or two, and work together the cafe racer or scrambler from what you can find in scrap yards, garage and barn finds and then of course, shops. As you learn more about the inner tinkerings, you can get more advanced. There just isn't profit in something as dubiously complicated AND precise as a motorcycle when you consider the variations a public market is going to demand. The least bit out of alignment between engine and wheels and you have a bike severely "right handed" or "left handed" making it tricky and dangerous because leaning one direction pivots you right around at speed, and the other way barely does anything... Many of us started on mini-bikes with a welded steel frame and a Briggs and Stratton or Tecumpseh 5 HP engine mounted on them... and then got out welders and angle grinders and went about "customizing" them, which was as frequently PHENOMENAL as it was "A TERRIFYING MISTAKE"... BUT you live and you learn (hopefully)... ;o)

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As having been a materials/metallurgical engineer, LOVED this. Some 30 years ago had similar discussions with friends that raced bicycles. Aluminum matrix (once a thing) & carbon frames very brittle & even caused more injury to riders than just road rash. And these materials were not repairable--so if you can't afford new frames if you crash, steel often a better option. Similar for motor bikes--steel easier to repair or modify anywhere. But options are great that filter down from racing--where weight and performance are super critical--down to bragging rights for regular folk...

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Automotive metallurgist here, and maybe 90% of my work is in gasoline engines and fasteners, so this is very relevant to my interests! A few updates in automotive metallurgy: You quote the yield strength of steel fasteners at 800 MPa, but for an exposed fastener, we can now safely use a metric property class 12.9U (austempered/bainitic) with a dip-spin or spray applied zinc flake anticorrosion coating (such as Magni 565) with a yield strength of approximately 1100 MPa. Yield strengths much higher than that are possible with steel fasteners (such as PC15.9U around 1350 MPa) but those are for use inside sealed powertrain components like engines and transmissions where we don't have to worry about hydrogen embrittlement from road salt and acid rain. Second big update: After decades of trying to perfect Nikasil spray coatings and Alusil aluminum castings with silicon matrix bearing surfaces, the automotive industry has all started moving to a new engine block technology that finally outperforms iron blocks and iron liners: Ultra-thin steel liners sprayed in molten form onto the bores of aluminum blocks. Turns out, it actually reduces galling, abrasive wear, and friction losses over iron bores while increasing cooling rate, reducing hot spots, and allowing higher compression/boost without detonation. I expect we'll see this all over the motorcycle industry within 5 years.

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Fascinating. Just last weekend I discussed with a friend why motorcycles are all so heavy and whether a little more expensive materials wouldn't make them significantly lighter. Now I see there were a lot more variables to the equation we didn't have on our list and it is not just price pressure making manufacturers choose predominantly steel.

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carbon is the answer, but it's not easy! (or cheap)

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youve been poping up and down on my recomended, never subscrived, until now, as a Masters student in engineering i can tell you this was the fastest and one of the best classes in material selection i've ever had

[@doodskie999]

This video helped me understand metal properties in 10 minutes than my entire welding school for one year

[@AZREDFERN]

I learned the hard way to NEVER use stainless steel on exhaust headers, or any hot component. At high temperatures, the chromium can slowly defuse in to the nearby mild steel and essentially solder itself in to place. Requiring everything to be drilled out and helicoiled. Stainless fasteners also don’t like impact guns. While building a rear rack, 2 sets ended up seizing half way through the threads.

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It's not just heat that fuses stainless fasteners to stainless parts but also shocks/vibrations through galling (cold welding). The rule in mechanical assembly is to use dissimilar metals (it can both be stainless steel but then you need an austenitic and a martensitic one). Using helicoil is a good practice and not just for repair. In the space industry, we use stainless helicoils on aluminum parts which are then bolted with titanium bolts covered in MoS2 (it helps against galvanic corrosion by decreasing the potential difference between titanium and aluminium). For stainless steel parts that need stainless steel bolts, we use silicon bronze helicoils. Impact guns are a big no no and more like a last ditch effort for loosening a heavily rusted bolt.

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You can spray everything with copper spray. I am pretty sure that's the way to fix the problem. They also sell copper paste that you coat the entire bolt. Or if it's a low strength application, just coat the entire bolt in teflon pipe compound rated for 500F and oil and gas resistant. They also make high temperature thread lockers. Thread locker forms an insulating barrier of plastic between parts, preventing corrosion.

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Literally just got out of my mechanical metallurgy class, todays lecture was on material selection and then I get home and see this in my subscriptions feed, likely a repeat of todays lecture. Cost, performance manufacturability, and availability. I’m betting it’s the exact same lecture but in 10 minutes instead of an hour and 15. Gonna have to compare notes after watching lol.

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Fatigue limit (or endurance limit) is, perhaps counterintuitively, a stress limit under which the material is able to go (theoretically) through infinite load cycles without suffering fatigue failure. And steel is awesome because it actually has a fatigue limit.

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[@Orakwan]

Motorcycle content doesn't get better than this!

[@danieconradie2611]

This video was almost more informative and practical than the two semesters of material properties classes I had.

[@TheGranolaForce]

This is a phenomenal video, connects material strength, metallurgy, and design. Wow. I’m blown away.

[@whatsapp9893]

Got something for you 🖕🖕 Let talk..

[@analogdad9235]

At 12:08 am, my insomnia is rewarded!!! Thank the Gods of KZbin and Canadian moto-journalists!

[@mikeroberts7921]

Absolutely one of the finest videos you and your team have made.

[@johnfaustus1]

Can this channel even be compared or mentioned in the same breath as others? Just incredible.

[@whatsapp9893]

Got something for you 🖕🖕 Let talk.

[@mynot2commoncents654]

I love how your videos are both entertaining and educational. Well done as always. Keep up the great work.

[@bsaele]

Carbon fiber, titanium, aluminum, fancy plastics... When you have a new hammer everything looks like a nail! Thumbs up for the good old steel!

[@kaleb_barbour3]

Great job on your research. That's a lot of legit engineering explained clearly and concisely!

[@cornuArietis]

Absolutely brilliant episode! Everything from information presentation, photography, sound; mood, humor! Simply LOVE IT! My hat down to the team.

[@JakeEpooh]

I'm confused. Google says titanium is like steel in the fatigue limit area. That's just question, not any sort of criticism, BTW. I freaking love your videos, man. Seriously, this is some of the best content available.

[@Human5hield]

In high school, my physics teacher discussed the comparison of weight vs strength for steel and aluminum in bicycle frames and speculated that the ideal material might be bone. With the advances we've made in biotech in recent decades, that might actually be feasible to try now.

[@NixodCreations]

I think you should revisit the math on that one, I don't think bone is anywhere close to competing with steel.

[@Human5hield]

@@NixodCreations ​ I'm sure you're right, this was in the 90's when chromoly was just becoming common and carbon fiber was exotic. The discussion was just for bicycles which wouldn't generally require the strength of steel, so bone was a bit of a middle ground between steel and aluminum.

[@Human5hield]

​@Retired Bore That's pretty cool. Also probably why bamboo has made a resurgence as a renewable building material in recent years.

[@tennesseered586]

Another masterpiece. Clear, concise, and very informative.

[@gimp660r]

For a while, I would ask myself each time I watched a FortNine video “why am I here?” I’m not really into motorcycles. Can’t say I care to much about the science of motorcycles. The physics are interesting, but once again, there are plenty of channels that do physics. I have come to find that FortNine just has the right Stuff. All of it, from the host, audio, visual and writing. It takes a person like me, not all that interested in the subject and makes me wish the videos were longer. Amazing work F9 team!

This channel is a true gem of youtube. Even me, a totally car guy, I find the motorcycle physics and engineering extremely interesting, and with such wit and lightness as here, getting to know and understand more through this channel is a true pleasure. Thanks for your contribution to this platform, shame I didn't come across the channel earlier, but catching up to even 6 year old videos is super fun now. On top of that, the production, lighting, cinematography - everything is totally top notch. Absolute quality, thanks!

[@montlejohnbojangles8937]

This is for sure the weirdest take on a Halloween special I've seen so far.

[@dielaughing73]

It going to be strange for anyone who watches it later, not knowing what date it was released

[@GregLanz]

I have never both learnt so much and been so entertained at the same time... Ever If school were like Ryan's Fortnine videos I'd have invented antigravity or some such shit by now

[@MK-hb3xc]

Another gem of knowledge. I'd like to hear more on one area, the galvanic issues with stainless steel fasteners and other various metals. Regardless, even the sponsor portions are well done, so even the advertisements aren't horrible. Keep going.

[@peterbigblock]

Shout out for using a clip of the Pens shattering a stick blade while losing to my Caps. I’m a subscriber for life now.

[@ramanshekhar9514]

Purely brilliant! I enjoyed every minute. Even the ad break

[@SFYN..]

As a metallurgist.. this video is fun 😊

[@brandensteele4486]

As a chemist I love how clearly and effectively you communicate the properties of materials and the science behind it!

[@jerrysanchez5453]

I have been studying metallurgy for years now and this whole video I was like "yeah that makes sense".what a good video!

[@ahmednasrulla4766]

These videos are works of art. It's amazing. I hope you never stop this