APPLIED ROTOR TECHNOLOGY
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ART Installation Notes
Through
the use of deep cryogenic tempering, the rotors made by ART are able to
endure more heat and abuse by reducing the rotor of porosity and stress.
Slotting the rotors adds additional cooling by aiding the out-gassing effect, in
turn increasing braking performance in wet & dry situations.
Benefits of ART rotors include a 200 percent increase in
pad & rotor life, eliminating brake fade and warpage or thickness variation, and
decrease in stopping distances by 20 percent. In addition, the rotors are plated
to help prevent corrosion.
Cryogenic tempering isn't a completely new idea. The freezing of metal in an
effort to increase its durability and strength has been practiced for some
thirty years within various industries. The tool and die industry regularly uses
this approach to temper and extend the life of steel tooling bits. The advent of
"deep cryogenics" opens new possibilities, in the case of brake rotors and brake
drums.
By cryo-treating a metal part, the molecular structure is made more uniform,
more durable and much stronger. Cryogenic tempering changes the areas of weaker,
potentially brittle deposits called "austenites" into harder, more uniform
particles called "martensites."
These particles are responsible for
the exceptional wear characteristics imparted by the
process, due to a denser molecular structure and a
reduction in porosity. In brake rotors, the process
allows the rotor to absorb and sustain more heat,
eliminating brake fade and rotor wrapping, which is the
most common cause of brake failure.
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The cryogenic system consists of a
special enclosure unit, equipped with state of the art
thermal sensors, a computer system utilizing highly
specialized software and dewars of liquid nitrogen. The
process itself takes approximately 72 hours to complete,
any faster and metals may run the possibility of thermal
shocking. Metal parts are slowly reduced beyond 300
degrees below zero, where they remain for hours, at
which point the enclosure is raised back to room
temperature at the same rate it was reduced.
The end results are brakes with
unsurpassed rotor and pad life, decreased stopping
distance, and the elimination of brake fade and rotor
warpage. ART believes that cryo-treating and gas port
slotting makes their product the best in the market with
performance, durability and good value.
Benefits of Cryogenic Treatment
- Increased abrasive wear life
- Increased strength and toughness
- Increased corrosive wear life
- Improved impact strength
- Increased fatigue limit
- One time permanent treatment, it
lasts the entire life of the tool (refinishings or
re-grinds do not affect the permanent improvements)
- Does not cause dimensional
changes
- May be applied to new or used
components
- Very cost effective, actually
saves time and money by decreasing downtime,
reducing replacement and maintenance costs and
reduces the number of broken parts
- Relieves stresses
- Enhances structural stability
- Enables you to use less expensive
stock parts to reap benefits and performance equal
to or greater than parts costing over twice as much
- Is compatible with tool or
component surface treatments ( TiN, chrome, Teflon,
etc.)
- Creates a denser molecular
structure resulting in a larger contact surface area
which reduces friction, heat and wear
The end results are brakes with
unsurpassed rotor and pad life, decreased stopping
distance, and the elimination of brake fade and rotor
warpage. ART believes that cryo-treating and gas port
slotting makes their product the best in the market with
performance, durability and a good value.
If you are interested in purchasing a set of these rotors, please use the form
below to request a quote.
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