Car critical sectors to meet European ELV vehicoles directive 1

Shadowrage · Oct 1, 2002

Hi!
The new European ELV vehicoles directive (2000/53/EU) introduces restricions about the content of Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Cr+6 and about recycling % of new vehicles: to meet its requirements, what are the most critical aspects about automotive materials choice and design?

CoryPad · Oct 1, 2002

The hexavalent chromium issue has been fairly significant. New coatings have been developed to meet this requirement. For example, anything electroplated with zinc is different - new conversion coating or new alloy plating. Fasteners have been the most affected components, although chromate treatment of aluminium road wheels means they have the largest Cr⁶⁺ content of any component.

Shadowrage · Oct 1, 2002

This EU directive also bans Lead in machinable steels if over 0.35%, Copper alloys if over 4% and it is banning in machinable Aluminium alloys first if over 0.2% (7/1/2005) and later if over 0.1% (7/1/2008); No more than 0.5% of Lead is beeing tolerated in copper-based brake shoes: are all these requirements technologically feasible?Do exist any kind of used alloys nowdays that don't respect these limits?

Shadowrage · Oct 3, 2002

I'm sorry and ashamed too :^): the limits regarding the percentage of Lead in aluminium alloys are up to 2% and 1%, not 0,2% and 0,1%.....this thread has no more sense.

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