Manufacturing Industry
Polymer replaces aluminum in auto charge air cooler. (Polymers/Ceramics).
Advanced Materials & Processes, February, 2002
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A high-temperature nylon thermoplastic has replaced cast aluminum in a charge-air cooler end tank developed by Carlisle Engineered Products, Chardon, Ohio, for the Ford 7.3-liter Power Stroke diesel V-8 engine. The nylon tank weighs nearly 40% less than the aluminum tank, while reducing assembly costs and boosting performance of the charge-air-cooler system.
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