ALUMINUM ACTS AS SACRIFICE IN AUTOMOTIVE WAR AGAINST RUST

Aluminum clad with stainless steel is being produced for use in automobile trim and bumpers. The material is lightweight, easily formed, and bright and shiny in appearance. The aluminum, which acts as a sacrificial metal, corrodes in place of the steel, but the disfigurement is not visible. Clad metal is bonded molecularly under high pressure and will not separate. Bumpers made of aluminum clad with stainless steel are also being produced for use on fire engines and heavy duty trucks.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Marketing Sciences, Incorporated

  965 East Jefferson Avenue
  Detroit, MI  United States  48207
• Publication Date: 1980-12-19

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Automotive News
  • Publisher: Crain Communications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0005-1551

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum; Automobiles; Bumpers; Fire vehicles; Lightweight materials; Rust prevention; Stainless steel; Trimming; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369272
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-031 087
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 1982 12:00AM