Article: BASF nylon for supercharged performance; BASF Ultramid chosen for turbo intercooler of MAN diesel engines; Ultramid is used in the charge-air cooler of MANs truck series TGA.

M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 2003-BASF GROUP: BASF nylon for supercharged performance; BASF Ultramid chosen for turbo intercooler of MAN diesel engines; Ultramid is used in the charge-air cooler of MANs truck series TGA(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Behr (Stuttgart, Germany), an international automotive systems supplier, has recently chosen BASFs Ultramid A3WG7 (nylon 6.6) for the lower plenum of the charge-air cooler (intercooler) of MANs D28 diesel units, a leading range of engines used to power the companys commercial vehicles, including the flagship TGA series trucks.

The polymer Ultramid A3WG7 is a 35% glass-filled nylon 6.6. ...

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