Structural Adhesive used in New F150
I have heard that Adhesive is used in the new Aluminum F150 Body. Seems that the adhesive is called Dow Betamate structural adhesive. Here is a Link to a post concerning this. I'm wondering ...
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The humor I find in all of this is that intensive use of aluminum in vehicles isn't new, even for Ford. Neither is epoxy or adhesive use. I guess the reality is people are always afraid of what they don't understand.
Futuristic all-aluminum bodied Ford vehicle, circa 1994
Subject "a":
Aluminum Sable, from 1994
Here's a bit more reading on the long term evaluation of the aluminum body vs the steel.
more here
Hope someone finds this interesting.
Futuristic all-aluminum bodied Ford vehicle, circa 1994
Subject "a":
Aluminum Sable, from 1994
Here's a bit more reading on the long term evaluation of the aluminum body vs the steel.
more here
Hope someone finds this interesting.
