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A new automotive interior component material, TSOP-5 has been developed by refining the technology utilized to develop TSOP-1, the high modulus and high flow material for bumper covers. This new interior component material has excellent molding capability (MI=30dg/min.) yet still maintains high impact resistance which enables the material to be used in areas such as the dash board as well as trim covers requiring to meet the FMVSS 214, the new side impact regulation or the FMVSS 201, the new soft upper trim regulation.

Hydraulic fluids for automotive chassis systems are expected to have excellent low-temperature fluidity to get quick response at low temperature. A synthetic active suspension fluid has been designed by analyzing viscosity-temperature characteristics of Poly Methacrylate (PMA) / Poly a -Olefin (PAO) or diester mixtures based on the theoretical formula proposed by Carrasco et al. Measured kinematic viscosities are correlated with calculated ones very well at high temperature. On the other hand, there is some difference between measured and calculated low-temperature viscosities due to wax crystallization resulting from the mineral oils used as carrier oil of polymers. The theoretical formula of Carrasco et al. is applicable to polymer / synthetic base fluid mixtures even under the arctic condition in the case of no wax crystallization.