News
No. 1 for propellers
22.07.2011
Mercury Marine - No. 1 in the world
for propellers
The propeller is the single most important factor in how a boat performs. That's why Mercury Marine has invested so much over the past 70 years to create the industry's largest and best range of propellers - more than 700 in all. It's all about Mercury delivering the best on-water experience possible.
Best Resources
No company in the world comes close to matching the
resources Mercury has dedicated to designing and manufacturing
propellers. We have our own state-of-the-art foundry which
specialises in Investment Casting - the best technique for creating
highly accurate, high performance metal products. The
associated testing lab examines the strength of prototypes and
production props with torture tests that push the propellers to the
limit over and over again.
The propellers are then analysed in real life conditions at our specialised hydrodynamic test facility, which boasts a test fleet of 110 boats of all shapes and sizes. Mercury also has a complete materials lab with two PhD Metallurgists on staff.
Best Metals
It's simple. Better metals make better propellers and, in
this area, Mercury is again well ahead of the competition with a
range of unique patented alloys. Mercalloy,
specifically designed for our die-casting process, delivers high
strength while being easy to use. This allows Mercury and
Quicksilver propellers to sport thinner blades, giving better
performance without sacrificing durability. In the
high-performance sphere, Mercury's legendary X7 alloy,
used in both Mercury Enertia and Mercury Fury propellers, is 30%
stronger than and four times more durable than the best stainless
steel used by our competitors. A range of other propellers
are created from Mercury's proprietary 15-5 alloy, which
provides an ideal blend of strength and corrosion resistance.
Best Designs
Mercury propellers provide 5-10% better top speed and
acceleration compared to our competition, while always maintaining
quality, durability and consistency. That's because our
propeller design team uses a total of 160 years of experience to
combine the unique properties of Mercury's patented alloys with the
latest high-tech computer systems to create props that
out-perform. Proprietary 3-D propeller geometry creation
software optimises blade shape, camber shape, pitch distribution,
blade thickness, blade diameter as well as cup size, shape and
distribution. This means we can create props for any function
and ensure they excel.
Best Help
Because a propeller is so important to the performance of
your boat, and because Mercury has such a huge range to choose
from, we are fully organised to help you make the best
choice. Not only are our dealers specially trained to provide
valuable advice about propellers, a completely new website section
has been developed offering detailed pages for each family of
propellers, with videos to help break everything down.
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As we said - it's all about Mercury delivering the best on-water experience possible.
