Thread: Aluminum or steel flywheel
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Old 03-28-2010, 05:42 AM
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Something that no one has brought up is heat soaking and heat damage with a light weight steel (or cast) flywheel. I've seen a 40 lb steel flywheel eaten up with heat cracks and hot spots. It seems that using a 20 lb one would only aggrevate the situation. Aluminum would disipate heat somewhat better. Is this a valid issue or am I off base?
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