MATERIAL ALTERNATIVES FOR TODAY'S EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM

Two recently developed sheet products offer material cost savings opportunities of approximately $2.50 per typical car with catalytic conversion system. Galvalume sheet steel, an aluminum-zinc alloy coated sheet, has been used successfully for grass shields replacing type 1 aluminum coated sheet at an approximate savings of 25found/lb. Chromized sheet, which has diffused layer of ferritic stainless steel on both surfaces of a special low carbon sheet, is suggested as a substitute for 400 Series Stainless Steel at a material cost benefit of approximately 15found/lb. Exhaust inlet tubes and convertor sheels of Chromized have been successfully tested.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Blandy Jr, D E
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Alternatives analysis; Aluminum alloys; Automotive engineering; Catalytic converters; Chromium; Coatings; Costs; Materials tests; Zinc alloys
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133478
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #750972
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM