This morning I was taking the car seat out of the car with bare hands, and the feel of -20C plastic made me wonder...does anyone do crash tests at low temperatures?
I've driven a vehicle at sub -40, and it takes a while for the interior to warm up much. It seems possible that a collision could happen while the interior materials were still at -30 or -20.
Most plastics get pretty brittle at cold temperatures...I wonder if a plastic framed seat would be weakened, or if the energy-absorbing foam might not absorb as much energy as it is supposed to.
Anyone know?
I've driven a vehicle at sub -40, and it takes a while for the interior to warm up much. It seems possible that a collision could happen while the interior materials were still at -30 or -20.
Most plastics get pretty brittle at cold temperatures...I wonder if a plastic framed seat would be weakened, or if the energy-absorbing foam might not absorb as much energy as it is supposed to.
Anyone know?