Yah, I assume they are talking about the old, discontinued aluminum covers designed/manufactured by Euro Power Motorsports and sold through EuroCоnnex*.
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Originally Posted by a5m
Once hard-anodised it creates a ceramic-like surface, so the surface hardness of 6082-T6 increases dramatically—interestingly, above that of stainless steel 316 (while retaining the lightweight, thermally efficient characteristics that make aluminium ideal for this environment).
After reading through the forum thread, interestingly the first photo showing the failed raw-aluminium Vanos covers is exactly the same failure mode we experienced with this particular brand.
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That's strange they go into the hardness of the anodized coating, then go on to mention "raw" aluminum which is not a thing. For sure the "raw" aluminum in question also had a "cermanic-like" surface coating of aluminum oxide on it because, you know, the atmosphere.
*A string of characters that is STILL censored on this forum. Another of the MANY reasons this thread can't exist wholly on this forum.
