"MS2™ Bike Tubing, New Technology for Stainless Steel Tubing, Pipes, Stamping and Forming..."
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Custom Fabrication
Copper Brazing with MS2™ Bike Tubing
Lightweight & High Strength Automotive Chassis Components
MS2™ Bike Tubing... Frame fabricator: Cielo by Chris King
Continuous Tube Production with Martensitic Stainless Steel & Other Alloys
Production Tooling
MS2™ Bicycle Tubing
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MS2™ Bicycle Tubing
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KVA STAINLESS™ has developed patented technologies to produce stainless steel tubing, MS2™ bicycle tubing, stainless steel pipes, stamped as well as shelled structures and components that exhibit weight reduction and added strength.
KVA STAINLESS™ Technology
Major Industries
- Agricultural Equipment
- Automotive Components and Structures; vehicle weight reduction
- Aviation Components and Structures
- Bridge Structures
- Earth Moving Equipment
- Transport, Gas and Oil Production/Pipelines
- Heat Exchangers
- Petrochemical and Process Piping
- Renewable Energy
- Train/Rail Cars and Equipment
Sporting Goods and Other Applications
- Baseball Bats
- MS2™ Bicycle Tubing
- Golf Shafts
- Lacrosse Sticks
- Medical Devices
- Wheelchairs, Stretchers, Canes, Walkers
Utilizing KVA STAINLESS™' forming, stamping, welding and thermal processing methods, high-performance structures can be fabricated that:
- Reduce Weight
- Increase Toughness
- Increase Strength
KVA STAINLESS’™patented technology has already been proven and tested by KVA STAINLESS™ in other industries, notably automotive; vehicle weight reduction and added strength. The patented MS2™ structural tubing can now be integrated into high performance bicycle frames to reduce weight, increase strength and stiffness, at significant cost savings over many existing metal alloys. MS2™ is twice as strong as titanium with a frame weight comparable to high-end aluminum.
KVA's processing technologies enable manufacturers to fabricate martensitic stainless steel seam welded pipes, stainless steel tubing, stampings and assemblies into a wide variety of high performance components and parts.
It is important to note that KVA seam-weld technology effectively reduces the hardness of the weld, in both the fusion zone and the heat-affected zone. This reduction in hardness, and associated improvements in ductility, toughness and formability, allows air-hardenable martensitic stainless steels to be used in welded applications historically considered impractical.
In addition, KVA seam-weld technology does not limit the part from fully transforming into a homogenous, uniform microstructure after a solution heat-treatment. The base metal, heataffected zone and fusion zone all reach uniform properties after hardening. See black & white picture to the right.
With these new cutting-edge technologies, KVA STAINLESS™ is promoting durable low-cost martensitic stainless steels, which surpass the strength of titanium and other high performance alloys, for many industrial applications.
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