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What are car mufflers made of that they resist rust so well?
by mrfusion 5y ago
What are car mufflers made of that they resist rust so well?
- naikrovek 5y agoplain steel, I believe, but they get very hot on trips of even a few km, which drives off any resting moisture and prevents exhaust moisture from condensing for a while after the engine is stopped. cars that make many short trips, which never give the exhaust system time to fully warm up, often have extremely compromised exhaust systems, because the moisture simply can't be driven away effectively.
- mrfusion 5y agoStill crazy to think they drive through salted roads for a decade and are basically ok. Btw were Deloreans pretty rust resistant? How will the cyber truck do living by the beach?
- ihsw 5y agoUsually galvanized steel, you can tell by the speckling pattern.
- zelon88 5y agoYou must not live in New England.
- slenk 5y agoAnywhere with regular snow*
- sjg007 5y agoI'm not sure if you are being sarcastic but mufflers rust quite a bit.