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IPD Friction Welded Pistons for Caterpillar C27 Engines

IPD has announced the availability of the latest friction welded design pistons for Caterpillar C27 engine applications. IPD Steel friction welded pistons for C27 are the most up-to-date design and are superior to older 1-piece versions.

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IPD has announced the availability of the latest friction welded design pistons for Caterpillar C27 engine applications. IPD Steel friction welded pistons for C27 are the most up-to-date design and are superior to older 1-piece versions. Features and benefits include as follows:

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• Only alternative to dealer parts

• Optimized oil cooling gallery shape based on the crown bowl contour for enhanced heat transfer performance

• Special premium steel alloy used for the crown provides resistance to ring groove wear and combustion bowl rim corrosion (only friction welded pistons can provide the benefits of using different/ideal specification alloys for the crown and skirt sections for optimal performance)

• Finite element analysis (FEA) modelling to ensure high stress areas are identified in advance, and design considerations are implemented

• Superior strength in the lower ring land area, engineered to perform at cylinder pressures above the limits of other designs

• Manufactured by IPD in Torrance, CA (USA)

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