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Originally Posted by HRE_Wheels
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Originally Posted by glennQNYC
I sure love me some titanium, but I question how strong a printed wheel is. I'm guessing not as strong as a forged billet wheel.
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[SIZE="3"]Incorrect actually, the strength and stiffness more than meet HRE standards. Titanium being used here has a tensile strength 3 times that of T6-6061. I won't go much into detail but the most important thing to know is that it exceeds our standards currently so this is certainly a viable option in the future. [/SIZE]
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Thanks for the reply. Would you mind clarifying a bit?
Are you saying a printed wheel is just as strong as forged billet wheel of the same material? Or are you saying that because titanium is stronger than 6061, you can print titanium and still retain enough strength? In other words... is HRE using titanium to make up for the weaker method of printing a wheel?