VISTEON - Approved Material Specifications (VAMs) - Product Code Number: VSTN
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Visteon is a global corporation with nearly a century of automotive engineering and design expertise, and more than 80 years of experience in accomplished integrated systems. Visteon products cover all facets of the automotive industry including Climate, Electronics, Lighting, Interiors, Powertrain Controls, Engine Induction, Aftermarket, Chassis, and Powertrain.
Visteon provides automotive manufacturers with systems that better meet their needs. Instead of viewing a project as a series of components, Visteon takes a systems approach to product design, focusing on the functional requirements of an entire vehicle system.
Visteon Approved Material Specifications (VAMs) are used by Automotive OEM, Aftermarket and Remanufacturing Suppliers
Types of Data
Visteon documents are a combination of performance and material specs, and are unique because they are application specific. The Visteon collection contains active VAMs; all other Visteon publications are excluded from the collection. The Visteon Approved Materials Specifications cover the following materials:
- Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (nitrile rubber)
- Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
- Acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate
- Adhesive
- Carbon and Alloy Steel
- Coatings
- Epoxy
- Flux
- Grease
- Hardener
- Metal
- Modified Acrylic
- Oil
- Olefin
- Paint
- Poly (butylene terephthalate)
- Poly (methyl methacrylate) [Acrylic]
- Polyamide (Nylon)
- Polycarbonate
- Polyethersulfone
- Polyethylene
- Polymer-Thermoplastic
- Polymer-Thermosets
- Polypropylene
- Polyurethane
- Tape
Each VAM contains the following information:
- Material (Title)
- Application/Description (Parts Affected)
- Approved Sources
- Material Screening Requirements
- Test Methods, which reference required Standard, i.e., for Coating Humidity Resistance use ASTM D1735, for Fogging Resistance use SAE J1756, etc.
Some of the material applications you will find in this collection follow. This list is not all inclusive, but a representation of the data contained in the collection. The list is subject to change based on status and publisher changes, and should be used as a guideline only.
- Exterior Lighting Rear Lamp Body ABS Materials
- Highly Reflective White ABS for use as an Instrument Cluster Dial Mounting Plate
- Waterborne Adhesive to Bond Instrument Panel Skins to Substrate
- Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH) Co-polymer Layer in Blow Molded Multilayer High Density Polyethylene (PE-HD) Fuel Tanks
- Coatings used to Prime/Smooth Substrate Surface for subsequent Metallization Process
- Grease for Starter Motor (C-Series) Ball Bearings and Drive Components
- High-Density Polyethylene (PE-HD) Layers in Blow Molded and Thermoformed Multilayer Polyethylene Fuel Tanks
- Hot Stamp Foil utilized on the inside of an Exterior Lighting Rear Lamp Lens for Decorative
- Polyalkylene Glycol based Synthetic Lubricant to be used with HFC-1234a Refrigerant Systems
- Polycarbonate utilized for Exterior Lighting Rear Lamp Bodies, Headlamp Housing or Bezels
- Airbag Cover Tape
- Two-component Polyurethane Adhesive utilized for Exterior Lighting Lens to Housing /Body/Reflector Bonding
- Reactive Hot Melt Adhesive utilized to Bond Headlamp Lenses and Housings with Mechanical Clips
- Aluminum Radiator (Core) Assembly CAB Brazing Flux
- Grease used for the Steering Gear Boot and Inner Tie Rod Joint Seal where EPDM Rubber to Metal Lubrication is required
- Plus More
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