


Piston Head
The piston head and its aluminum alloy microstructure are shown in this picture. The background yellow hue is the aluminum matrix. Mixed in this matrix are a number of silicates from blocky to linear to Chinese script. Each particle’s shape and chemistry reflects the engineering plan to create a part that is tough and strong enough to withstand hundreds of thousands of explosions and compressions while thermally dissipating the high temperatures of the gas explosions.
Daniel Hollingsworth MAG. 2000x
The piston head and its aluminum alloy microstructure are shown in this picture. The background yellow hue is the aluminum matrix. Mixed in this matrix are a number of silicates from blocky to linear to Chinese script. Each particle’s shape and chemistry reflects the engineering plan to create a part that is tough and strong enough to withstand hundreds of thousands of explosions and compressions while thermally dissipating the high temperatures of the gas explosions.
Daniel Hollingsworth MAG. 2000x