Fuel tank cap and ignition key

The ignition key set consists of 8 different parts – fuel tank cap, plug, helmet lock, lock pin, side cover lock, keys, ignition switch and seat lock.
We use ADC12 that has high copper percentage. In simple words it means exceptional durability and longevity. ADC 12 increases the resistance of a material to breaking under tension or load. It also improves tensile strength of a material and enables it to bear maximum amount of tensile stress before giving up to failure i.e. breaking.
Aluminum-copper alloys generally with other additions, form important families of alloys. Both cast and wrought aluminum-copper alloys respond to solution heat treatment and subsequent aging with an increase decrease in elongation.

Strength

  • High grade raw material usage
  • High grade copper key used to avoid rust
  • High durability
  • Stringent quality control

Raw Material

Products are manufactured using high grade raw material: ABS – acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polypropylene (PP), aluminium (ADC-12) and zinc.

We trust aluminum alloys as they are:

  • Lightweight & structural material
  • Resistance to corrosion
  • Endure high temperatures

Composition of ADC-12

Metal Si Fe Cu Mn Mg Ni Zn Sn AL
% 9.6~12 1.3 max 1.5~3.5 0.5 max 0.3 max 0.5 max 1 max 0.3 max Balance

Composition of Zinc

Another most important raw material used is zinc. Zinc alloy that used for making carburetor is known as zamak 3. It is the first choice when considering zinc for die casting for several reasons:

    • Excellent balance of desirable physical and mechanical properties.
    • Superb castability and long-term dimensional stability.
    • Excellent finishing characteristics for plating, painting, and chromate treatments.
    • Achieve high levels of accuracy.
    • It exhibits increased wear resistance.
Metal Al Cu Mg Fe Pb Cd Sn Zn
% 3.5~4.3 0.25 0.02~0.05 0.1 max 0.005 max 0.004 max 0.003 max Balance

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)

ABS combines the strength and rigidity of acrylonitrile and styrene polymers with the toughness of polybutadiene rubber. While the cost of producing ABS is roughly twice the cost of producing polystyrene, it is considered superior for its hardness, gloss, toughness and electrical insulation properties. ABS also have a strong resistance to corrosive chemicals and /or physical impacts. It is very easy to machine, lightweight and has a low melting temperature making it particularly simple to use in injection molding processes. Metal coating has excellent adhesion to ABS.

Propylene (PP)

We also utilize another very beneficial raw material of polypropylene (PP). Polypropylene is a very useful plastic for injection molding. Polypropylene is easy to mold despite its semi-crystalline nature, and it flows very well because of its low melt viscosity. This property significantly enhances the rate at which you can fill up a mold with the material. Shrinkage in polypropylene is about 1-2% but can vary based on several factors, including holding pressure, holding time, melt temperature, mold wall thickness, mold temperature, and the percentage and type of additives. Our superior key sets play off the great advantages of PP and prove to be perfect spare parts that your perfect ride deserves.

We use PP because of the following advantages:

  • Easy availability and relatively inexpensive
  • High flexural strength with its semi-crystalline nature
  • High resistance to moisture
  • Better chemical resistance over a wide range of bases and acids.
  • Good fatigue resistance and impact strength
  • Great electrical insulator
Parameter Details RITSUKA Chinese Product RITSUKA Advantage
Raw material Outer body High grade ADC12 with copper content of 1.65%/High grade Zinc Substandard ADC12 with copper content of 0.5-0.8% which is below international standards 1)Increased wear resistance
2) Long term dimensional stability
Child part Brass alloy Alloy mix 1) Reduce wear and tear
Key Copper/iron as per customer requirement iron 1) Better strength
2) Resistant to rust

Manufacturing

We manufacture 200 thousand units of fuel caps and ignition key sets a month, we manufacture these sets for a wide range of models and our spare parts complements the top global brands of motorcycles.

Parameter Details RITSUKA Chinese Product RITSUKA Advantage
Manufacturing Process Injectionmoulding Inhouse automatic machine Outsourced Inhouse manufacturing ensures better quality control on produced parts
Die casting Inhouse automatic machine Outsourced Inhouse manufacturing ensures better quality control on produced parts
Key manufacturing Inhouse Outsourced Inhouse manufacturing ensures better quality control on produced parts
Assembly Inhouse Inhouse Inhouse manufacturing ensures better quality control on produced parts

Testing

Each manufactured ignition key set is further tested on international standards. Life cycle assessment is conducted by testing each ignition switch over minimum 20,000 cycles. The aluminium and zinc raw material inspection is conducted by spectrometer, which is most superior for checking the material composition of all the sub- ingredients to ensure quality. We are passionate about creating the spare parts in the most brilliant way possible and our 100% quality inspection of products during production ensures quality product

Parameter Details RITSUKA Chinese Product RITSUKA Advantage
Testing Standard Incoming Quality Inspection 100% inspection of incoming parts No testing This ensure the incoming parts is within tolerance limit as per Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL)
In process 100% quality check at different processes No quality check, since it requires extra manpower/extra cost This ensure the produced parts is within tolerance limit as per AQL
Final inspection All the products are checked before dispatch to ensure good quality No quality check, since it requires extra manpower/extra cost Defect free product to customer.

Material Test

Spectrometer is used to check the material composition of the die casting part.

Parameter Details RITSUKA Chinese Product RITSUKA Advantage
Testing Standard Material composition test Inhouse testing though spectrograph No Testing All the tests are performed as per GB standard to ensure defect free product

Dimensional Test

Co-ordinates of the die casting parts are tested to measure the dimension

Parameter Details RITSUKA Chinese Product RITSUKA Advantage
Testing Standard Dimension Test In-house testing No testing Better precision

ON-OFF Test

Ignition key is tested to check the number of ON-OFF cycle it can sustain.

Parameter Details RITSUKA Chinese Product RITSUKA Advantage
Testing Standard On-Off test In-house testing No testing All the tests are performed as per GB standard to ensure defect free product

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