Steering Wheels

Steering wheels are made from either molded, pigmented vinyl resins or from RIM pigmented urethane when a ductile material is required. Plastic has helped make possible modern interior steering columns made from a variety of in-mold thermoplastic and metal components. The use of coils and magnets in modern steering columns requires an injected material that seals off magnetic areas off all together, while ensuring limited interference with the magnetic fields. For example, in the case of acetyl, its low friction, high strength, and naturally smooth finish make it an ideal material to use in a steering column's switches, levers, and bearings. Similar metal products can be made but are generally heavier and require extensive polishing to ensure the low friction surface necessary for their smooth operation.
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