Surveys from all over the automotive industry are showing an increase in the usage of aluminium year after year. Compressed air systems are part of a modern car's assembly and are constantly under load from vibrations. Because of this, the life span of the material (product),is significantly shortened. Throughout this paper we will present a series of tests and results, which shed some light on the viability of aluminium pipes in dynamic conditions. These tests were made on raw and custom shaped samples, to study the effects of form and tempering.
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