Interesting. I'm not a materials scientist, but this seems like an interesting development.
Plastic as strong as steel
Or steel as light as aluminium?
http://www.gizmag.com/steel-alloy-strong-light-titanium/35996/
Plastic is the end all material for a cars outer shell. Strong enough to handle collisions and will never corrode.
Adhesion however can be an issue for paint finishes, especially since OEM finishes are not very high quality.
cancer curing hurricanes cock down my throat.
Plastic is the end all material for a cars outer shell. Strong enough to handle collisions and will never corrode.
Adhesion however can be an issue for paint finishes, especially since OEM finishes are not very high quality.
I dunno there's a lot of painted plastic on my truck and it looks just fine.
Trabants weren't rusting - before it was cool.
Trabants weren't rusting - before it was cool.
Same with Corvettes.
It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.
- Josiah Stamp
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
- H.G. Wells
Same with Corvettes.
And Saturn's. All terrible cars. Hmm.
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