YOUR CAR doesn’t have to take a rough winter beating to show the effecis of salt-induced corrosion. In fact, vehicle corrosion not only occurs in the ‘‘salt belt,"* an area that surrounds the Great Lakes and loops castward through the north eastern states, and into the Canadian provinces © tario, Quebec, and the +. but also along coastal r: as Florida and California, where cars are constantly exposed to salt-laden spray or mist. The culprit mainly responsible for the destruction of the metal in an automobile is wetness caused by rain, snow or ocean spray. The presence of Chlorides, as in de- icing salts or salt water, simply accelerates the attack. In addition to salt, other factors that affect corrosion are humidity, large temperature changes such as warm days and cool nights, small pebbles, sand and acid rain. For example, air pollution poses a threat, particularly where levels of sulfur dioxide and chlorides are high. Dust control procedures on Friday, March 13, 1992 - North Shore News - 45 AUTOMOTIVE Wetness main culprit of vehicle corrosion many rural roads in summer also add to the threat of corrosion damage, as do airborne chemicals in combination with high humidi- ty. Vehicle corrosion results when lower body panels and under vehicle components are exposed to road slush containing the de-icing chemicals. Long after the snow has melted, dormant deposits of road salts on vehicles can renew their corrosive action when rewet- ted by spring rains and road splash. Over the past five years, auto manufacturers have turned to the use of specially-coated stcels to combat corrosion and extend the life of automobiles. For example, LTV Steel is pro- ducing a new electrogalvanized steel which has superior anticorro- sion characteristics. LOC Steel, which is protected by a coating of zinc-nickel alloy, plus a two-layer organic system, has just passed extensive testing in conjunction with the auto manufacturess to determine its resistance to corro- sion and chipping, as well as it weldability, formability and paint adherence. Using sopisticated equipment to simulate the effects of years of severe weather and road hazards, LTV cl subjects its steel to chemicals, humidity, and flying objects to see what w to a car during — its America’s winter highway's extensive testing goes on daily at the LTV Steel Customer Technical Center in Independence, Ohio. For example, the “cyclic corro- sion tests consist of placing steel samples in special atmoshere cab- inets that simulate years of harsh weather conditions by repeated salt water spraying, heating, cool- ing, drying and wetting. It is designed to test for perforation corrosion, scab corrosion, paint pecling and other types of corro- sion found in the *‘salt-belt."* To simulate road hazards, the diamond-shot test, which shoots out industrial diamonds against painted panels at -20 degrees Celsius, evaluates the chipping resistance and .durability of the coated stcel at low temperatures. ‘Because LTV Steel has created a state-of-the-art testing labora- See Design page 48 WASTE ‘PETROLEUM FILTERS: Cal 789 TRACKER § CONVERTIBLE | 4X4, 5 speed Sik. #97394 g WAS $10,995 | NOW 1 :9,995 SUPREME 4dr, aute, efec. dash WAS $15,995 | : NOW ee Looe Isather "'87 FIERO GT Auto, loaded Stk. #97330Q WAS $11,995 | Now '88 OLDS SCUTLASS WGN. § Air, 6 pass., clean Stk. #97374Q H WAS $8,995 i NOW | °7,995 "89 OLDS CIERRA Alr, power windows! § locks, cruise IWAS $12,995 | | now 89 DODGE | CARAVAN i S-nass., auto, turbo MUST BE SEEN Stk. #97322 WAS ‘14,995 | NOW 12,995 | "89 NISSAN MICRA Sunroof, 5 speed Stk. #191036 WAS $6,450 NOW $5,450 | CHEV % 70 a Sierra classte, full load a inci. canopy. 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