Effective lightweighting depends on high-performance lubricants
Although today's automobiles are designed to provide a smoother ride and a quieter interior cabin, improved sound insulation can isolate road and engine noise while making external vehicle noise more audible. Unfortunately, most standard greases cannot adequately address the challenges of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) and automotive buzz, squeak, and rattle (BSR). Conventional greases may also react chemically with the materials they contact, causing component degradation or discoloration.
Automakers optimize tire treads to reduce road noise and use foam and insulation materials to reduce rattles and noise in the cabin. Just as they innovate in design to address noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) and buzz, squeak, and rattle (BSR) issues, they are also considering a class of high-performance lubricants that can more effectively reduce or eliminate these squeaks and rattles compared with silicone-based lubricants.
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These perfluoropolyether (PFPE)-based lubricants meet today's automotive performance and longevity requirements, including chemical inertness, durability, compatibility with the various materials used in vehicle structures, and low volatility.
Download our white paper on eliminating noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) to keep the cabin quiet. This white paper discusses the benefits of using Hank high-performance lubricants that better meet the performance demands arising from the use of new materials and technologies in modern vehicle manufacturing and production to address NVH and BSR issues.
