Corning Introduces Next-Generation Ceramic Substrate For Light-Duty Vehicles
05 September 2007
Corning Incorporated has introduced a next-generation ceramic substrate for light-duty gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles.
With its ultrathin walls, the Celcor 600/2 substrate enables reduced fuel consumption and increased engine power through low exhaust system back pressure.
The Celcor 600/2 product is designed with six hundred cells per square inch and walls that are two mils thin—about the width of a strand of human hair. This cell geometry results in an extremely light-weight ceramic substrate that provides excellent cold-start emission reduction benefits. Corning began manufacturing and supplying the Celcor 600/2 substrate in the third quarter of 2007 for inclusion in 2008 model-year vehicles.
Is this some kind of particulate filter or exhaust system?
Posted by: Steve Agneta | 05 September 2007 at 10:58 AM
I guess you pays your nickel and takes your chances:
Corning products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.
Posted by: Lucas | 05 September 2007 at 11:28 AM
I'm guessing its a substrate for catalytic conversion.
Posted by: tthoms | 05 September 2007 at 12:04 PM