New seamless stainless tube, Pressurfect™ by Sandvik Materials Technology, has won the Tech Award at the SAE 2014 World Congress and Exhibition in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
“The Tech Award is a fantastic honour for Sandvik. We now join the ranks of a small number of innovative companies that have won this award, which is great news for us,” said Jari Ponsiluoma, Global Product Manager for Pressurfect.
The editors of Automotive Engineering International Magazine chose technologies that met the criteria for their Tech Award from among the exhibitors. The selections were based on level of design and engineering innovation, uniqueness, potential for ‘real world’ production application, and potential benefit for industry customers and end-users.
Pressurfect™ is meeting industry customers’ expressed needs for a stronger, safer and lighter material for tomorrow’s fuel systems. The seamless stainless tube reduces risks of corrosion pitting or cracking and helps to gain ‘clean power’ from smaller combustion engines, in order to achieve sustainable mobility in line with tougher emissions regulations.
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Today’s fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines require higher pressure for lower fuel consumption and lower CO2 emissions. Pressurfect handles these demands with 40% lower weight, superior corrosion resistance and greater mechanical strength than welded and lower grade tubes.
The material has a cleaner microstructure and lower carbon content for optimised strength and anti-corrosion with superior machinability for drilling, turning and other tasks. It enables carmakers to produce more compact engines with lower emissions and sustained power, in an engine that is affordable for mass production.
The Tech Award is the latest achievement for Sandvik in addition to a 70-year automotive legacy of providing advanced materials and cutting tools to clients like Mercedes, Ford, BMW, GM and Toyota.
