Akrapovic shows an attention to detail for the highest quality base materials that is unmatched in the top-of-the-range exhaust. The fully equipped metallurgical laboratory for metallographic assessment is a necessary tool for evaluating the properties and quality of the products and measuring the final results. Using over 25 years of accumulated in-house knowledge and technology in dealing with special materials for exhaust systems, such as titanium, stainless steel and aluminum alloys, Akrapovic pays meticulous attention to the chemical compositions and gas content, which are crucial for the quality of titanium castings. For all incoming and new materials, hardness and microhardness measurements as well as tensile, plastic and formability determinations are performed by a team of highly qualified engineers. These regular procedures ensure the highest quality of the end product and the use of the best materials.

Akrapovic exhaust systems are made from proprietary titanium alloys. These are three times stronger than other "commercially available" alloys. Due to their high quality and strength, they are more difficult to shape than conventional alloys, but ensure much more durable and dimensionally stable products with significantly increased heat resistance. Titanium is 40% lighter than stainless steel, helping to improve performance and handling.

Akrapovic carbon fiber components are manufactured in-house using temperature-resistant carbon fiber composites. Through innovative manufacturing techniques, the company is able to produce parts with very complex shapes in various sizes. These handcrafted, high-quality materials are used as parts of exhaust systems such as B. Carbon fiber outer shells and heat shields are used on motorcycles, and hand-made carbon fiber rear diffusers and carbon fiber tailpipes can further improve the appearance of a car. Using a composite material like carbon fiber has many advantages: it weighs one-eighth that of stainless steel, and its tensile strength can be eighty times greater than steel per unit weight.

Austenitic stainless steel is known for its good corrosion resistance, improved high temperature properties and improved formability. Only high-quality austenitic stainless steels are used to manufacture our exhaust systems.

The family of nickel-based superalloys alloyed with chromium, molybdenum and niobium are also referred to as Inconel alloys. These alloys have exceptional mechanical properties at extremely low and high temperatures. They are also extremely resistant to corrosion and caustic acids (both surface resistant and at the crystal level) and have a very high resistance to oxidation (they can be used at temperatures in excess of 1,000°C). Because of their excellent mechanical properties, they can be half the thickness of stainless steel for use at elevated temperatures.

An exhaust system is like a musical instrument, converting gross combustion pressure pulsations into sound, which determines the overall character and appearance of the vehicle. Akrapovic takes the sound of the exhaust system to a new level, while a team of NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) engineers carefully tune each pipe, muffler and tailpipe to a specific vehicle. Prototypes are designed with great attention to detail to achieve the best possible sound potential. Each prototype is measured with the latest measuring devices that measure the noise level inside and outside the vehicle. In addition to the sound, many other vehicle parameters such as vehicle speed, engine speed, exhaust gas temperatures and vibrations are measured and correlated with the measured sound. The data is processed in the frequency domain and converted into 3D graphs, also called color maps. Each color chart represents the sound signature of an exhaust system, its passport, showing the sound level as a function of frequency and speed. The team of engineers spend countless days searching for the perfect balance of sound, navigating between sporty and comfortable, refined and raw, and quiet and loud. Prototypes are constantly being improved through road testing, dyno testing, acoustic transmission loss testing, flow testing and simulation until the desired sonic perfection is achieved. The sound itself is ultimately still within the range of the engineers' subjective judgement, but is supported by objective audio data. Every step in the design of an exhaust system, from development to production, is carefully planned - down to the last detail and accurate to the last millimeter.