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| Home | Volume 4, Issue 12 December 2002 |
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Quieting Cars With Plastic |
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plastic industry plans a quiet assault on Detroit. Owens Corning
Automotive (OCA) has launched a campaign to shake the steel out of
mufflers. The replacement material is a plastic composite that’s
resistant to high temperatures. Beyond its weight savings, plastic
offers more design flexibility. Future mufflers could be smoothly
integrated into the shape of the car, according to an OCA spokesman.
Watch for plastic exhaust systems in concept cars.
(Courtesy of Popular Mechanics Magazine)
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