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Polymers are exposed to especially high loads in the engine compartment of motor vehicles. For example, intake manifolds made of polyamide have to withstand a strong pressure peak during engine backfires. Its bursting strength is therefore an essential item on OEM design specifications. In order to investigate the static and dynamic behaviour of the bursting strength of friction-welded Ultramid intake manifolds, BASF developed a testing rig on which a series of experiments was carried out with 80 series production manifolds.
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Kraft, W.W., Beringer, HP. Bursting strength of vibration-welded polyamide intake manifolds. MTZ Worldw 63, 32–33 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03227570
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03227570