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> The presence of high strength steels alone warrants a new vehicle purchase. Vehicles are disposable, people are not. Agreed. Although the steels used for sa
by kube-system 3y ago
> The presence of high strength steels alone warrants a new vehicle purchase. Vehicles are disposable, people are not.
Agreed. Although the steels used for safety critical parts of new vehicles are now "ultra-high-strength steels", with tensile strengths exceeding a gigapascal. These can be 4x stronger than "high strength steel", and 6x stronger than steel from the "good ol' days"
e.g.: https://cdn-fastly.thetruthaboutcars.com/media/2022/07/19/9219924/ttac-s-long-term-test-2015-honda-fit-the-bell-tolls-at-7-987-miles.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1 https://cdn-fastly.thetruthaboutcars.com/media/2022/07/19/92...