Hardened Valve Seats

[Dirk Wright]

On Thu, 19 Sep 1996 neilaura at aceweb.net wrote:
> 
> 
> I don't know about America, but in England it is common practise to
> build up cam lobes with stellite to reclaim them. The stuff is damn near
> indestructable and can be applied easily with a welding torch.
> 

I think it's uncommon on this side of the pond. Stelite still has enough
of an aura of voodoo magic to be a good marketing tool for the fat wallet
set. 

The main benifit of the material is that it doens't get soft at high 
temperatures, unlike just about every other steel alloy.

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