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surface finish for tighter sealing between
the gaps of mating surfaces.
Celanese, formerly ExxonMobil
Chemical, makes grades of Santoprene
with compression set levels that are
comparable to EPDM. That is important
for sealing vehicle doors because a gasket
that fails to return to its original size
after being compressed won't fill the gap
when the door is closed again. The material
also is used in window channels
and to seal exterior lighting. Applications
for this TPE include cowl vent grille seals,
air guide seals and roof seals.
For designers, it's important to consider
that seals can be molded as a
single piece or cut from extruded
lengths and then glued, molded or
spliced into finished gaskets. There are
various molding processes, but injection
molding is used commonly by the
automotive industry because it supports
high-volume production. For
lower-volume production, such as with
the assembly of off-highway vehicles,
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Adhesive tapes have their place
Electric trucks and off-highway vehicles
contain thousands of fasteners such as
bolts, screws and rivets. Engineers can
use lighter weight plastic clips for vehicle
interiors, but these plastic components
still add weight - and that weight
adds up across many points of attachment.
Plus, metal fasteners are still required
for many heavy-duty applications
because most plastics can't match metals
in terms of tensile strength.
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and can help speed
installation.
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