Steel pistons anyone?

[Speeddog]

http://www.cycleworld.com/2016/01/14/steel-pistons-part-1-is-steel-a-better-material-cycle-world-motorcycle-technology-feature/

[MotoPsycho]

That's art. Especially the diesel one near the end.

[Duck-Stew]

W W!  We live in an amazing time...

[koko64]

Wow, there you go. I wonder what pinging would sound like? Amazing shapes too.
Pisteel.

[Speeddog]

Not steel, but a quick overview of modern pistons:
http://www.cycleworld.com/2016/01/25/plight-of-the-modern-motorcycle-piston-kevin-cameron-insights/

[NAKID]

So, with regards to the high temperature retention on the steel pistons, would it be possible to ceramic coat the piston tops and still maintain the ultra thin profile?

[Speeddog]

I suspect that could be done.

Regarding ceramic coatings, I've been told that pistons are a difficult application.
If the ceramic flakes off, then it can result in a catastrophic failure of the piston, assuming that there have been modifications that take advantage of the ceramic protection.
IE, a turbocharged application that would normally kill the pistons, so a ceramic coating is applied.
Everything's fine until the coating flakes off.
I've not done recent research, so that info may be outdated.

[Speeddog]

Part 2:
http://www.cycleworld.com/2016/03/01/steel-pistons-part-2-background-on-steel-pistons-history-cycle-world-motorcycle-technology-feature/