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09-16-2012 | 12:04 PM
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I run stainless in my Sc10 4x4 and a mix of stainless and aluminum in my buggy. I agree the science says they are weaker and heavier but they are so small were talking about milligrams a piece. The only SS screw I ever broke was the CF chassis brace screw on the 4x4, after months of abuse. My opinion is if you want to bling it out a bit these are a great option. I've always gone with RcScrews.
09-16-2012 | 12:08 PM
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09-16-2012 | 01:14 PM
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I just saw on redrc.net that jc is coming out w/ a rigid aluminum bell rank set (like avid) that looks pretty light weight (nice
!) & some battery thumb screws that require a wrench (why?
) & beefed up aluminum wing mounts(
???). Why on earth would you want aluminum wing mounts? They are going to add weight, not necessarily a bad thing, but it will all be up high!? Do people break them a lot? I wreck fairly often
, but have never broken or bent a plastic one. I have only seen 2 break, ever. One was on a tc02 that stopped at the end of the back straight & got rearended by a 4wd sc truck @ full speed (I apologized profusely & bought the kid some new ones
). The other was my son, while learning to control the attitude of a jump he landed 3 or 4 times in row off a big double tail 1st & finally broke it (he had to pay for his own
). So, do you really need aluminum adding weight up high for durability?
I just saw on redrc.net that jc is coming out w/ a rigid aluminum bell rank set (like avid) that looks pretty light weight (nice
!) & some battery thumb screws that require a wrench (why?) & beefed up aluminum wing mounts(???). Why on earth would you want aluminum wing mounts? They are going to add weight, not necessarily a bad thing, but it will all be up high!? Do people break them a lot? I wreck fairly often, but have never broken or bent a plastic one. I have only seen 2 break, ever. One was on a tc02 that stopped at the end of the back straight & got rearended by a 4wd sc truck @ full speed (I apologized profusely & bought the kid some new ones). The other was my son, while learning to control the attitude of a jump he landed 3 or 4 times in row off a big double tail 1st & finally broke it (he had to pay for his own). So, do you really need aluminum adding weight up high for durability?
09-16-2012 | 01:24 PM
For the record, from RCScrewz website:
Q: Are stainless screw stronger than the stock screws that come with the cars/truck/heli kits from the manufacturer?
A: Yes - we use A2-70/A4-80 Stainless Steel Screws (Button, Socket & Countersunk Heads) Set Screws, Nuts & Washers. They are stronger than stock steel screws but not as strong as titanium.
Q: Are stainless screw stronger than the stock screws that come with the cars/truck/heli kits from the manufacturer?
A: Yes - we use A2-70/A4-80 Stainless Steel Screws (Button, Socket & Countersunk Heads) Set Screws, Nuts & Washers. They are stronger than stock steel screws but not as strong as titanium.
09-16-2012 | 01:34 PM
For the record, from RCScrewz website:
Q: Are stainless screw stronger than the stock screws that come with the cars/truck/heli kits from the manufacturer?
A: Yes - we use A2-70/A4-80 Stainless Steel Screws (Button, Socket & Countersunk Heads) Set Screws, Nuts & Washers. They are stronger than stock steel screws but not as strong as titanium.
Q: Are stainless screw stronger than the stock screws that come with the cars/truck/heli kits from the manufacturer?
A: Yes - we use A2-70/A4-80 Stainless Steel Screws (Button, Socket & Countersunk Heads) Set Screws, Nuts & Washers. They are stronger than stock steel screws but not as strong as titanium.
09-16-2012 | 01:35 PM
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For the record, from RCScrewz website:
Q: Are stainless screw stronger than the stock screws that come with the cars/truck/heli kits from the manufacturer?
A: Yes - we use A2-70/A4-80 Stainless Steel Screws (Button, Socket & Countersunk Heads) Set Screws, Nuts & Washers. They are stronger than stock steel screws but not as strong as titanium.
Q: Are stainless screw stronger than the stock screws that come with the cars/truck/heli kits from the manufacturer?
A: Yes - we use A2-70/A4-80 Stainless Steel Screws (Button, Socket & Countersunk Heads) Set Screws, Nuts & Washers. They are stronger than stock steel screws but not as strong as titanium.
Billy of Fast lap Products makes RC car parts on the side. His occupation is trophy truck engineer. He said in the engineering world its fairly common knowledge that stainless is weaker than common steel. When I told him that I broke one of the mounting screws for his sc10 4x4 chassis brace his first question was '"did you use an aluminum or stainless screw?"
09-16-2012 | 01:37 PM
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Titanium while stronger than steel, generally will bend easier than steel. There are so many variables to the strength of steel, stainless, and titanium that it is impossible to say that one or the other is better. Like everything else, "it depends...."
09-16-2012 | 01:42 PM
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Gotchya. Like Eli said, I guess it all depends on the grade..
09-16-2012 | 01:45 PM
Just playing devil's advocate here... but why is it that titanium turnbuckles are superior to their steel counterparts if titanium parts are weaker than their steel counterparts? If I were to guess, I'd say that the titanium is stiffer, but when it does go it tends to snap and not bend.