What is sae standard?

Have you ever tried to order a flywheel or housing without a part number? Have the salesmen asked you, “Do you know if it’s an SAE #1 or #2?” You may know the answer, you may not, but have you ever thought to yourself what is SAE standard?

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SAE International, formerly known as Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Then what is the SAE standard?

SAE International is a globally active professional association & standards organization for engineering professionals in various industries.

Their main focus is on the transport industries: automotive, commercial vehicles, and aerospace.

The Society coordinates the development of technical standards for parts like:

flywheels, flywheel housings, and such based on best practices identified and described by SAE committees and task forces.

Originally founded in 1905, the SAE was a total of 5 guys including Henry Ford as the society’s first vice president.

“free exchange of ideas” Was the concept of its creation.

As a way to overcome technical problems of the time and learn how to make advances.

Automobile companies already had a tendency to follow certain lines of construction, but technical issues would start to arise, and could only be handled with the cooperation of those within the industry.

The field of activity for this society would be the purely technical side of automobiles.

Today, SAE International has over 120,000 members globally.

SAE standards are internationally recognized for their role in helping ensure the safety, quality, and effectiveness of products and services across the mobility engineering industry.

The more than 10,000 standards in the SAE database now include historical standards and can be accessed through one of the targeted solutions below.

Aside from their standardization efforts,

SAE International also devotes resources to projects and programs in STEM education, professional certification, and collegiate design competitions.

The SAE also releases the following types of technical reports:

SAE Recommended Practices

These technical reports are documentations of practice, procedures, and technology that are intended as guides to standard engineering practice. Their content may be of a more general nature, or they may propound data that has not yet gained broad acceptance.

SAE Information Reports

These technical reports are compilations of engineering reference data or educational material useful to the technical community.

Ceramics and Truck Parts

Are you tired of looking at engine parts that are covered in rust and make the engine look older or more ragged than it should? Have you ever considered trying a high-temperature thermal barrier ceramic coating on your engine exhaust parts like your exhaust manifold, headers or pipes? Are you looking to squeeze out as much power from your engine as you can?

One of the people I met at last week’s HDAW convention saw the exhaust manifolds we had on display and had asked me if we offered them with a ceramic coating. It wasn’t something we have offered on any regular basis but did raise some curiosity.

The use of high-temperature ceramic coatings is becoming more common in automotive applications. Ceramic coated parts are often seen in performance production cars and track-only racers, but the benefits are being noticed in the heavy-duty market as well.

Ceramic coatings are designed to reduce heat loss from the engine exhaust systems components including exhaust manifolds, turbocharger casings, exhaust headers, downpipes & tailpipes. Ceramic coatings are recommended for use on parts that are exposed to extremely high temperatures.

Some of the benefits of Ceramic Coating:

  • Provides lifetime protection against rust
  • Reduction of engine temperature under the hood – 30 degrees or more
  • Improves thermal efficiency of the engine system
  • A higher density fuel/air charge and more horsepower (3% or more)

Ceramic coatings may be applied on the following; chrome, aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, or cast iron. New technological advances now allow thermal barrier coatings to be applied via a plasma spray onto different composite materials as well.

There are many different options when it comes to coating engine parts to help reduce the temperature.
You could purchase high-temperature paint that comes in a spray can, or a do it yourself ceramic coating kit.

There is also an option called “Exhaust Wrap”, which is wrapped completely around the exhaust manifold. This can be inexpensive & fairly simple to do but could lead to premature degradation of the exhaust manifold itself.

As the do-it-yourself options are tempting, things may not always go as planned. Also, the high temp paints do not last as long as an actual ceramic coating can. If you are looking for more longevity from your parts, having them professionally coated would be the best way to go.