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Hot, Hot, Hot:
Plastics Handling the
Under Hood Heat
Although the word diablo is Spanish for devil, presumably
it is the environs that said creature lives in that is the
context for the use of the word in the name of a polyamide
46 developed by engineering plastics company DSM
( dsm.com ): Stanyl Diablo.
Consider: Stanyl Diablo OCD2100, which contains 40% glass
fber reinforcement and features a patented heat stabilizer,
a stabilizer that the company's David Lange, application
development engineer, not entirely jokingly describes
as being akin to sunblock, but in this case, rather than
resisting UV rays, resists the efects of high temperature,
is being used to make a combination intake manifold/
charged air cooler for a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine.
The material is able to handle continuous-use tempera-
tures of 220°C and peak temperature of 250°C. That's
428°F and 482°F. That's Hades hot.
p Injection-molded intake air manifold/charged air cooler
for a 1.5-liter engine made with a heat-resistant plastic
that can withstand peak temperature of up to 250°C during
operation.
This is an example of how engineered plastics are
making their way under the hood for applications that
are ordinarily made in metal. And Bob Akins, vp of
Market & Sales for DSM Engineering Plastics Americas,
points out that engines are being downsized and turbo-
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