K2005SS Step Surface Turbine Wheel

K2005SS — Step Surface Turbine Variant

The K2005SS refines the KX005 turbine architecture through a step-surface blade treatment, enhancing the three-blade directional design with increased curvature definition and layered surface transitions.

Rather than altering the underlying structure, this variant focuses on how light interacts with the blade geometry. Each spoke retains its sweeping turbine form, while the stepped surface introduces a controlled break in reflection, creating stronger contrast between highlight and shadow across the wheel face.

This approach preserves the continuous forged load path from hub to rim, while adding a more sculptural surface expression. The result is a turbine form that feels more dynamic and visually active without increasing structural complexity.

Architecture Highlights

✔️ Three-blade directional turbine base geometry
✔️ Secondary surface step defining highlight break
✔️ Controlled curvature transition across blade surface
✔️ Maintained structural load path from hub to rim
✔️ Surface modulation independent from construction

Finish Reference

A real-world finish reference of the K2005SS configuration, demonstrating how the stepped surface interacts with brushed metal finishes and directional lighting.
The layered blade transitions create a shifting highlight across the surface, reinforcing the turbine motion through contrast rather than additional structural complexity.
This configuration emphasizes surface interaction rather than proportional change.

Design Lineage

The KX005 turbine architecture is defined by a three-blade directional structure, shared across multiple construction formats. Each configuration preserves the same directional turbine geometry while adapting proportion, lip profile, and assembly structure.

K1005 — Monoblock forged configuration
K2005 — Standard 2-piece modular configuration
K2005L — Extended lip 2-piece configuration
K2005TS — Step-lip 2-piece turbine variant
K2005TT — Deep lip exposed hardware configuration
K3005S — 3-piece modular stepped lip configuration