HEL
Performance are proud to announce another world first - high
performance stainless steel braided brake line kits complete
with Titanium fittings and Titanium banjo bolts.
These offer a product which is 50% stronger but 50% lighter than
steel fittings and banjo bolts and they are available for the
first time in the world for thousands of different makes, models
and years of motorcycles. Stronger, Lighter - Faster....
Characteristics of Titanium
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Titanium
is as strong as steel - but 45% lighter.
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It
is 60% heavier than aluminum - but twice as
strong.
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Outstanding
corrosion resistance
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Resistance
to water
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Excellent
erosion resistance
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Superior
strength-to-weight ratios
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Non-magnetic
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Hypoallergenic
What's so good about Titanium anyway ?
Titanium
and its alloys have proven to be technically superior and
cost-effective materials of construction for a wide variety of
aerospace, industrial, marine and commercial applications. In
North America, approximately 70% of the titanium consumed
is utilized for aerospace applications. Titanium was at
one time a metal that had little use and basically no one knew
what to do with it. Even as late as 1946 when the metal was
finally shown to be capable of being produced commercially, it
was considered a "laboratory curiosity". Since that
time, titanium has been shown to be a strong
aluminum
-like metal; light weight, non-corrosive, able to withstand
temperature extremes (especially its high melting point, 1800
degrees C) and it has good strength (as strong as steel and
twice as strong as aluminum). Titanium alloys have found many
applications in hi-tech airplanes, missiles, space vehicles
and even in surgical implants - And now for the first time
anywhere in the world it is being used to offer complete Titanium brake
line kits for motorcycles from HEL Performance.
Excellent
Corrosion Resistance
Titanium is immune to corrosive attack by salt water or
marine atmospheres. Perfect for on the UK roads where salt is
put down every winter. It also exhibits exceptional resistance
to a broad range of acids, alkalis, natural waters and
industrial chemicals.
Superior Erosion Resistance
Titanium offers superior resistance to erosion,
cavitation or impingement attack. Titanium is at least twenty
times more erosion resistant than the copper nickel alloys.
Superior Strength-to-Weight Ratios
The densities of titanium-based alloys range between
0.160 Lb/in3 (4.43 gm/cm3) and 0.175 Lb/in3 (4.85 gm/cm3). Yield
strengths range from 25,000 psi (172 MPa) commercially pure (CP)
Grade 1 to above 200,000 psi (1380 MPa) for heat treated beta
alloys. The combination of high strength and low density results
in exceptionally favorable strength to weight ratios for titanium
based alloys. These ratios for titanium based alloys are
superior to almost all other metals.
HEL
Performance Titanium - Stop. Losing Weight.