F1 Conrods

All that has to do with the power train, gearbox, clutch, fuels and lubricants, etc. Generally the mechanical side of Formula One.
Tornado220
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Edax wrote:
08 Jun 2022, 20:45

But TiN really is not that good an insulator, and if you try to make it thick you will struggle to control the stress. Similarly it is also not the best wear resistant or friction reducing coating.
According to Chemistry World, Titanium Nitride (TiN) is a ceramic and therefore is an insulator, how good an insulator ? not sure but doesn't every little help ?

All I know is that all my steel is cut using inserts with some form of TiN or TiaN ... and they now last a lot longer than ever before at much higher cutting speeds and larger feeds,but what would it do for a conrod ? will it add a further element of strength to the rod ? will it reduce the bending potential of uncoated rods ? I guess what I am saying is some Engine builders use it and it isn't cheap so they must have a reason and this is were this site may shed the light :)

https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts ... 69.article

Dr. Acula
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Tornado220 wrote:
16 Jun 2022, 12:56
Edax wrote:
08 Jun 2022, 20:45

But TiN really is not that good an insulator, and if you try to make it thick you will struggle to control the stress. Similarly it is also not the best wear resistant or friction reducing coating.
According to Chemistry World, Titanium Nitride (TiN) is a ceramic and therefore is an insulator, how good an insulator ? not sure but doesn't every little help ?

All I know is that all my steel is cut using inserts with some form of TiN or TiaN ... and they now last a lot longer than ever before at much higher cutting speeds and larger feeds,but what would it do for a conrod ? will it add a further element of strength to the rod ? will it reduce the bending potential of uncoated rods ? I guess what I am saying is some Engine builders use it and it isn't cheap so they must have a reason and this is were this site may shed the light :)

https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts ... 69.article
Purely judging from the color, it could be TiCN, Titancarbonitrid. The blueisch-violet color would be typical for TiCN, also it's known for its quite low friction coefficient, which makes some sense for the ringlands. You can find this coating on high end screw taps especially for the use in CNC-machining. The low friction coeffient allows for them to be run with comparable little cooling or even no cooling at all.

Edax
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Tornado220 wrote:
16 Jun 2022, 12:56
Edax wrote:
08 Jun 2022, 20:45

But TiN really is not that good an insulator, and if you try to make it thick you will struggle to control the stress. Similarly it is also not the best wear resistant or friction reducing coating.
According to Chemistry World, Titanium Nitride (TiN) is a ceramic and therefore is an insulator, how good an insulator ? not sure but doesn't every little help ?

All I know is that all my steel is cut using inserts with some form of TiN or TiaN ... and they now last a lot longer than ever before at much higher cutting speeds and larger feeds,but what would it do for a conrod ? will it add a further element of strength to the rod ? will it reduce the bending potential of uncoated rods ? I guess what I am saying is some Engine builders use it and it isn't cheap so they must have a reason and this is were this site may shed the light :)

https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts ... 69.article
I would argue on price. Cost of coating a piston with TiN or a derivate would be max $25 per piece. Provided that you don’t knock on the door saying you are an F1 manufacturer. I can Imagine that would add a fair bit to the price.

And for that price these are not bad coatings, don’t get me wrong. Maybe I was a bit too negative. But the point is that if you have deeper pockets there are a myriad of other options available. I think you would complain if your drill bit would cost $3000, but in some industries that is not a problem.

Then it depends what you are after. For friction a DLC or would likely work better. Pretty common and I guess they are still in use in F1 because they work well But i don’t see why you need friction properties on the face of the crown.

For thermal resistance a plasma sprayed TBC would offer better heat retardation. High end TBC’s are for instance used in military turbines and afterburner nozzles. If you look in the exhaust of for instance the mclaren you can see what looks like a TBC.

For longevity and abrasion resistance there are for instance some Hafnium, Tantalum an Rhenium based options which are for instance used in rocket nozzles and fusion.

Those are just some of the options I know of. Point is that if you have the whole periodic system to play with and all the coating methods available, there must be a very good reason to end up with a TiN derivative, and I am struggling to figure out why.

PVDL
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Perhaps one important purpose of modern F1 crown coatings is to reduce combustion deposit build up. Low friction coating may equal anti-stick. I have read that one reason DLC isn’t used, is that it is not up to direct exposure of combustion temperatures.

Regarding the Ferrari F1 piston from the Japanese collector, I lost track of the conclusion to its actual size so perhaps this will sound pretty stupid but, is it possible this piston assembly was used for engine testing during the time when the FIA originally stated that the new 1.6L F1 engine would be a 4 cylinder?.... :oops:

Hope I don't sound too foolish here.

Cheers,
Paul VDL

e36jon
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Greetings all

My weekly Google search for 'F1 conrod' turned up a few new images.

First off, for the Renault RS27 V8. These new images are great in that they show the unique form of the beam. No other F1 rod I have seen copies this form:

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And then for the 2010 Cosworth V8 (18,000 rpm limited). These images from the Modatek website (https://modatek.co.uk/product/cosworth- ... 16fd43adaa) have a lot more detail than the ebay ones I used originally. In particular seeing the grooved cap location feature is helpful. This same site also had good piston pics so I am including them here as well:

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Regards,

Jon

typhson_lee
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Piston out of the Audi R10, V12 TDI by Mahle.
Flying Skirts. Out of steel.
I don't know which year, but the V12 was run from 2005 to 2008, after that came a V10.

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The engine had:
5500ccm
12 Zylinder
1200Nm
650PS
0.67 bar of Boost

The pictures are Screenshots from this video: