Nordic gold. It contains no gold, being composed of copper, aluminium, zinc, and tin. Its composition is 89% copper, 5% aluminium, 5% zinc, and 1% tin.
@m.moe.productions65476
12 күн бұрын
Sometimes lead to fool people
@MihSterh
12 күн бұрын
I'm 104% an amateur in this field, thus professional amateur. Professionals are experts, so.. As an expert I would say you're probably right, no real gold in that pour
@michaelmain1990
12 күн бұрын
I was looking for this name
@Thor555555
12 күн бұрын
never heard that name but i´m alo be sure it´s what we call Aluminium-Bronze
@knightsun2920
12 күн бұрын
Tend to aggrege with the you. Linus Sabbatian from LTT had difficulty in a proper lab, porosity was an issue when making his 24k X-Box controller
@dr.ragequit9950
13 күн бұрын
Next project: concrete pistons I’d say they’d get smashed immediately.
@D.Will.C.
13 күн бұрын
Hydraulic Cement would last a hair longer.... 😅
@jwalster9412
13 күн бұрын
The heat from combustion would evaporate the water into the concrete and they would disintegrate
@Viper69X
12 күн бұрын
Rubber pistons with gold piston rings
@RSx94
12 күн бұрын
A polished stone piston wouldnt be impossible? If it gets polished and fittet with rings :P
@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
12 күн бұрын
Refractory cement! 😂
@gamerpaddy
13 күн бұрын
the way it melts looks like brass, that yellowish slag looks like oxidized zinc.
@Corn-Pop.
12 күн бұрын
yep
@refluxcatalyst7190
12 күн бұрын
100% That's not at ALL what molten gold looks like.
@MMARC..
9 күн бұрын
Might be stupid but wouldn't brass melt? No way it's real gold
@Corn-Pop.
9 күн бұрын
@@MMARC.. brass does melt, but brass is a alloy and forms a nasty yellow crust when melted that is all but impossible to not form unless you have a real fancy argon gas system to keep oxygen from affecting it
@MMARC..
8 күн бұрын
@@Corn-Pop. thank you for the info
@clarktransport1312
12 күн бұрын
It looks like Nordic gold. Basically Brass. Copper with zinc and some other trace amounts of base metals. I’ve made bars like it myself. It’s fun to fool people.
@YP3CA
13 күн бұрын
It's real Gold that's made out of Brass
@tylerdurdin8069
13 күн бұрын
It's an alloy. Could be brass most likely because the aluminium alloys that make that color would be way to soft.
@AutodidactEngineer
13 күн бұрын
Aluminium bronze is harder than steel
@davidblalock9945
13 күн бұрын
It’s an alloy called Nordic Gold. 89% Copper, 5% aluminum, 5% zinc, 1% tin.
@PREDATEURLT
13 күн бұрын
@@AutodidactEngineer But steel has higher melting point.
@timramich
12 күн бұрын
@@AutodidactEngineer It is only harder than really junky steels. Not even close to any decent steel alloys.
@ItsDaJax
12 күн бұрын
@@PREDATEURLT So brass or bronze wouldn't hold up to heat like steel would, in this situation?
@cpuwizard9225
13 күн бұрын
Jesus Christ, the merch shop must have really taken off.
@RollingRoadEFI
13 күн бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. Anyone who knows the first thing about gold knows roughly how much money he was just holding..... Time to call in sick and make a run for it lol.
@skyoreece9805
13 күн бұрын
Russia never pays for anything anymore
@themancalledx1342
13 күн бұрын
Seriously 😂😂
@jwalster9412
13 күн бұрын
Maybe it's pyrite
@AndrewTSq
13 күн бұрын
Real gold is soft, so its not gold.
@RSx94
12 күн бұрын
1:09 No way this is a gold bar. A real gold bar this size weighs about 12kg
@ChaotiX1
12 күн бұрын
HAS to be nordic gold, a brass alloy. Nobody would DARE destroy a brick of gold worth over 200 thousand US dollars unless they were the Joker
@dorraj4685
12 күн бұрын
HAS to be, unless it's brass
@tonybundy8185
11 күн бұрын
Have you seen WistlinDiesel???
@ChaotiX1
11 күн бұрын
@@tonybundy8185 yeah, he likes to destroy things and laughs at people who cry about it. hes literally the joker
@6P3-MK4
11 күн бұрын
@ChaotiX1 not "literally". Because he's literally not the joker. Learn the definition of words people.
@poongusboongus6438
9 күн бұрын
@@6P3-MK4from the oxford dictionary: used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true. "I was literally blown away by the response I got"
@21ozmar
13 күн бұрын
Fools gold
@michaelgrimes9942
12 күн бұрын
also known as iron pyrite
@ChaotiX1
12 күн бұрын
fools gold is pyrite. This is nordic gold, a brass alloy
@marthelerand5073
13 күн бұрын
Wake up garage 54 posted
@ultimatethunder
13 күн бұрын
Good morning🥱
@cobaltpica
12 күн бұрын
Machinist here.. that is definately brass. The colour and the chips are a dead giveaway.
@Chris_Cable
13 күн бұрын
Nordic Gold
@Bzz637
13 күн бұрын
u can tell those are brass just by the way the chips come off on the lathe.
@DaftyBoi412
11 күн бұрын
I could tell from the poor, gold doesn't have slag like that, nor does it crystalize the way this alloy did (mind you it was probably like -20 out there at a maximum so I can't be sure of that last part at them temps, but considering it's not actually gold, I'd hedge that it would still hold true).
@johnkradoska1577
8 күн бұрын
Yes
@katieandkevinsears7724
12 күн бұрын
Two drawbacks of gold in an engine. It's soft and it's heavy.
@briancanfield5658
12 күн бұрын
Gold valves would break pretty quickly
@guily6669
12 күн бұрын
Can always gold plate other metal but would be pretty pointless 😁😎
@mike289homebuilt5
10 күн бұрын
sodium filled valves were used in heavy duty engines
@tinkerne-round4079
12 күн бұрын
Its called nordic gold. Its an alloy contaong copper, aluminum, zink, and tin. Looks like gold little harder and lighter than gold.
@peraz968
11 күн бұрын
Little lighter? gold weights abaut double as much. On that gold bar kind of size it means abaut 5 kg difference. I would not say a little..
@Kenji1685
12 күн бұрын
In some applications titanium is used to make valves. Titanium can also be anodized to be yellow. So it's possible to make perfectly functional valves vaguely resembling gold. These are obviously brass valves, but it's a pretty cool experiment.
@EpicATrain
13 күн бұрын
That's def brass, you can see the tarnishing.
@SpecialAgentJamesAki
11 күн бұрын
I believe some sort of copper and tin mixture most likely. Whatever it’s made of garage 54 has great machining skills to cast and cut their own valves! 👍👍
@engineprojects
13 күн бұрын
How to smuggel gold .... build an engine out of it 😂😂😂
@droseyz
12 күн бұрын
There’s a Russian tv show where a guy buys an old lada and it ends up being made of gold. The name of the show is lada gold.
@MushookieMan
12 күн бұрын
There was recently a gold smuggling case where the smugglers had disguised the gold as helical screws, gears and other machine parts. There's a picture in the story.
@happygarage6310
12 күн бұрын
No matter what they're made of, you guys are out there, answering questions I didn't have, but need to know, and for that, I thank you.
@Arcella1981
12 күн бұрын
Yeah I think its brass, when the valves are on the table they look almost exactly like trumpets
@importsstillsuck
13 күн бұрын
That youtube monetization ain't no joke
@loganleborgne420
12 күн бұрын
🤣👍🏻👌🏻
@RetroScythe
12 күн бұрын
The funny thing is youtube hardly pays their creators what they deserve, unless you are a massive channel, you're gonna struggle to get more than £100 a month.
@TheGrobe
9 күн бұрын
That’s true brass is pretty expensive these days!😂
@vitor900000
13 күн бұрын
99.9% Brass.
@hughjass1835
12 күн бұрын
With so many mixtures to make brass there is no 99.9% brass. As soon as you add tin to copper, it's 100% brass
@vitor900000
12 күн бұрын
@@hughjass1835 It can't be 100% pure because there can be nom alloyable materials embedded/locked into it. Getting anything to be 100% pure is almost impossible.
@Colorado_Native
12 күн бұрын
@@vitor900000Yes, very true. One thing I learned in the military is there's no such thing as pure BS. It's always contaminated with a little fact.
@kingkong81icloud
12 күн бұрын
@@Colorado_Nativeyes there is but it’s gold bars , you have to make It 9 carat or 24 carat or it’s too soft to make things like gold rings and chains, even though these are probably using brass
@DaftyBoi412
11 күн бұрын
@@kingkong81icloud Under lab conditions, purities of 99.999% Gold have been created. However, 100% purity has never been reached. A few key reasons: Trace elements like silver, platinum, and palladium are nearly impossible to remove. Air contact introduces contaminants. Purity decreases over time. Limits of testing equipment - guaranteeing "100% pure" is physically uncertain.
@yellowjacketf4i
13 күн бұрын
brass
@bullbutter9699
13 күн бұрын
BALLS
@All_I_can_say_is_Wow
13 күн бұрын
monkey
@anibalbabilonia1867
12 күн бұрын
@@bullbutter9699👋🤣👍
@1982seba
12 күн бұрын
Brass, the slavic gold 😆
@kaleb_gearhart6789
12 күн бұрын
I love these guys so much the shit they come up with is hilarious 😆
@GaryWhittingham
12 күн бұрын
oh dear, G54 going down the fake post route now...
@nickmcwilliams685
9 күн бұрын
Rewatch around 35 seconds, they tell you to post what you actually think they used to make the valves. Click bait, sure, but they are knowledging that the valves are not actually gold. It looks like Nordic gold to me, but I'm no expert.
@mjr643
7 күн бұрын
Also remember it takes a few weeks for BMI? Russia the translate them, and what was the month it was posted again ? (My guess April Fools Joke video)
@911mickk
7 күн бұрын
GOLD IS A SOFT METAL, NOT BUYING IT....
@stevenwithanS
13 күн бұрын
Brass. Gold wouldn't last a minute.
@android584
12 күн бұрын
This almost seems like too simple of an experiment for Garage 54 these days.
@captainjerk
12 күн бұрын
Might be gold plated brass. It turned like brass, and was brass colored. It looked pretty liquid when pouring. Brass tends to give off its zinc in flaky wispy white deposits. Brass usually gives a lot of smoke too. The valves are gorgeous! Like they afre gold plated! LOL Thanx for a cool vid Vlad!
@refluxcatalyst7190
12 күн бұрын
Not aluminum brass it doesn't give off white whispy zinc oxides.
@rotary_rsr9794
12 күн бұрын
the green and white residue from the molten metal indicates the presence of zinc. The colour and the fact there is zinc means the metal is brass
@markestep
12 күн бұрын
Would have been interesting to mic the stems to check for mushrooming as well as checking the length against a stock valve.
@thomasechols8834
12 күн бұрын
either solid gold brass or nordic gold, which is mostly copper but has aluminium and zinc in it.
@dylanshepherd6232
9 күн бұрын
Yknow im kinda thinking about this. Honestly a softer metal just for the seat doesnt sound too bad of an idea because in theory, wouldnt it help form to the head when it seats and seal it better? Let me know in the comments if this has been tried or if its just a bad idea and why.
@fabiospiesanzotti
13 күн бұрын
YES THIS IS BRASS =)
@ravinking1
10 күн бұрын
Y’all should do a before and after of the New Motor Oil Restore & Protect by Valvoline. Personally I think it’s just like any other oil.
@mui7281
13 күн бұрын
Amazing content.
@rp42069
13 күн бұрын
You have a very talented crew! 👏
@shrapnut7612
12 күн бұрын
I would say brass, bronze would be too brittle and gold would melt. Gold melts at 1,948 Deg. F, combustion chamber temps 2500-4500F
@roysampson182
12 күн бұрын
The way it machines / turns I'd say brass, or some similar kind of alloy.
@janlassen6101
12 күн бұрын
I notice that the Color on the video is turned up to make it look a bit more like gold.
@markhartranft1550
13 күн бұрын
just by how it looks and way its sticking/splitting maybe nordic gold (copper alloy)
@dalesideroadclassiccarwork9038
10 күн бұрын
They are made from brass. If they were gold, the valve heads would have snapped off on the first turn of the key. Made from brass I was surprised that the stems didn't expand on the exhaust valves locking them open. Cool engineering though, well impressed.
@konic40
12 күн бұрын
The schmell of it, the look of it, the taste the texture. Say it: i love gooooolllld!
@iancarney3082
12 күн бұрын
Was waiting for this comment.
@Nathriel
12 күн бұрын
Ok Goldmember 🤣👍
@DaBongiorno
12 күн бұрын
Gold has a melting point right above lead..to soft also
@pauliussvirskas6734
13 күн бұрын
These ladas are amazing
@anibalbabilonia1867
12 күн бұрын
That looks like brass!! But if it is gold! You fellas must be making a killing with your merch!👌😂👍
@u.e.u.e.
12 күн бұрын
Is this the engine block with honed and polished cylinders??? Maybe that's why the cylinder head looks so different in each of the 4 combustion chambers. Brass and bronze conduct heat better than steel. So the intake valves are colder and accumulated more sud.
@VagrantCode
13 күн бұрын
+1 for brass
@plupyduplupydu1369
11 күн бұрын
Waaaaaayyyy too much work-very good show thank you
@jimr7987
12 күн бұрын
Liquid gold is red hot at 2000 degrees F or 1000 degrees C. The liquid metal was no where close to that temperature so it has to be brass.
@CNCmachiningisfun
10 күн бұрын
This is just the thing for my solid diamond engine block :) .
@vanpenguin22
12 күн бұрын
Now, Existing brass valve guides, is what sticks in my mind. Like, as in, designed to work against hardened steel, not a softer material. Thing is, What other material should they be? Ceramic?
@dragonbutt
12 күн бұрын
I would be interesting to see what tungsten valves or lead valves would do. Just the heaviest possible valves, then compared to the lightest possible, maybe carbon fiber or aluminum
@ussdiscovery6912
6 күн бұрын
Brass! A gold bar that size would be worth way into the millions! Plus gold is the softest of most metals
@twatdidusay304
12 күн бұрын
🤣 you can tell that it's brass because of the way that it is 🤣🤣.
@user-pwfus
11 күн бұрын
You guys should make Titanium valves now that would be amazing imagine the beating they would take and how they would sound :). keep up the hard work.
@mattrockman1028
12 күн бұрын
you guys should make ratio rocker arms, check if you can get any more valve lift. maybe cut the pistons to make room lol
@christophermarshall5765
12 күн бұрын
I agree with those who say they are made of brass.
@scrotiemcboogerballs1981
11 күн бұрын
Should have rigged up a vacuum to suck up the majority of the metal chips would make clean up easier and it would get a lot of the fine particles
@broo_shs
13 күн бұрын
what else than brass ( Of the four most common gold purity levels, 10K is the most durable, though it also has the lowest gold content. 14K is slightly purer while also highly durable, while 18K gold is the purest form of gold that's typically used for engagement rings and other jewelry ) BUT if you can make lower than 10k then you can make it last longer in 90% smaller engine than normal car engine,in mini engine what you can hold in hand :=)
@gapho5198
12 күн бұрын
Nordic gold!
@superduder
13 күн бұрын
april fools stock?
@mendaliv
12 күн бұрын
That's what I'm thinking. The non-dubbed video probably dropped on 4/1.
@android584
12 күн бұрын
It was uploaded on 6 April on the Russian channel.
@superduder
12 күн бұрын
Perhaps they filmed this one and thought. "You know what? We can do better!"
@AnalogDude_
13 күн бұрын
Unique idea.
@ovalwingnut
13 күн бұрын
Ormolu (copper zinc alloy). You guys R the "Gold Finger Mechanic Whisperers". Cheers!
@maximotest2226
11 күн бұрын
The gas seal should be great but the soft valve stems might be a issue.
@sebymesteru
12 күн бұрын
I'd say it's bronze,brass is way to soft for that kind of stuff. Nice touch with the "gold" valves on that old engine. Old but gold😎
@Xxjoker21xX
12 күн бұрын
THOSE ARE BRASS VALVES BRASS SPLITS WHEN IMPACTED AND WHY IT'S A GOOD HAMMER FOR NOT DAMAGING THINGS!
@blackriflex39
12 күн бұрын
the most money you guys have ever put into a ladda engine lol
@jwalster9412
13 күн бұрын
This takes bent valves to a whole nother level.
@jonathanryan2915
12 күн бұрын
Nice round headlight Lada wagon!
@bigjay875
12 күн бұрын
That's nortic gold!
@shailendradeopa2089
12 күн бұрын
Definitely brass. During melting we saw slag and gold does not have slag.
@davidblalock9945
13 күн бұрын
If those valves last more than a second after installation, they’re not made from gold. The pressure of the valve springs would pull them apart. If anything they’re made from Nordic Gold, which is an alloy of copper(89%), aluminum(5%), Zinc(5%), and tin(1%).
@outtadate
11 күн бұрын
Brass, colour of the bar is not right for gold! Amazing video as always 💪💪💪
@loganleborgne420
12 күн бұрын
Carbon fibre home made rims...a crazy restomod on a Lada with a carbon fibre widebody AWD lots of hp make this old car desirable safe and fast! Thanks for the videos it's always entertaining and interesting!
@ItsDaJax
12 күн бұрын
They made, well modified some steel wheels once, that looked pretty cool. I think I scrolled past a video yesterday of them making carbon body parts. A Lada is already light, and apparently the engine can be built for about 3/400 hp. I already wouldn't mind one to trick out, but a carbon Lada with a built sr20, 22r, ford or volvo 2.3, k20, carbon 15s, sounds like a fun time.
@friskydingo5370
13 күн бұрын
These guys rule super awesome 👌
@danielparsons3995
12 күн бұрын
Id say its either bronze or brass as bronze is a tin and brass alloy but more expensive than regular brass
@soldierbk2268
2 күн бұрын
Try lead valves, could be fun (on cold engine it might work for few minutes)
@michaelharrison1093
12 күн бұрын
I am guessing that the alloy is a silicon bronze or possibly "Nibral' - Nickle, bronze, aluminium. Both of these bronze alloys are extremely strong metals.
@kennethcohagen3539
12 күн бұрын
I didn’t expect the valves would have lasted that long!
@Demo-xu6bl
12 күн бұрын
And I had a brass bullet casing once before and when I scratched it it shine like metal so yeah when they leave this what they call Gold on this lady that looks like metal. Yeah it's definitely brass
@David-yy7lb
12 күн бұрын
The valves are made from brass and copper mixed....but make an engine with a brass crankshaft con rods and pistons
@iXenox
12 күн бұрын
That must be fool's gold! (iron sulfide/FeS2)
@XxRaidenxXminecraft
13 күн бұрын
thats nordic Gold!
@twocvbloke
12 күн бұрын
That's some brassy-looking gold there.... :P
@kaidwyer
11 күн бұрын
Well, whatever alloy that really is probably has better mechanical properties than pure gold.
@mrmatt2525able
10 күн бұрын
Awesome video
@iknowyourebrokeauto468
13 күн бұрын
It's brass next time use lash caps to protect valve stem where rocker pushes valve
@bushyboy8376
6 күн бұрын
Nearly a million subscribers!
@hg60justice
12 күн бұрын
bronze hardens under working. fact the valves are fracturing at the stem end leads me to believe it's bronze.
@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391
12 күн бұрын
If you want a clean chip tray on a lathe, get someone to turn some gold.
@Dstructeur1
12 күн бұрын
This is brass alloy definitely, not gold. You would need different valve seat material for gold rather than steel valves, probably even softer than BeCu seats for titanium valves
@Punky-Boy
12 күн бұрын
How much compression gives golden valves? How much weight did they lose?
@pauberrymon5892
12 күн бұрын
Brass and Vanadium alloy, brass for color vanadium for strength.
@alexmarjanovic98
9 күн бұрын
Make an upside down Lada engine. Like the Italian motorcycle. Put the oil pickup in the valve cover. I’d really love to see that. 😊
@erkinalp
10 күн бұрын
video idea: recreate the pentagonal rotary engine, making the necessary modifications to run it on gasoline, and apply it to a semi truck and test the performance.
@mrPauljacob
10 күн бұрын
Awesome. Imagine what the valves from them fancy camless engines cost
@ianhosier4042
13 күн бұрын
Obviously brass as gold doesnt oxidise like that when heated and is way too soft to make engine parts.
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