美国福特汽车公司研制成功一种用玻璃纤维强化塑料制成的新型发动机。这种4气缸、四冲程的塑料发动机具有金属发动机的各种性能,即发动机燃烧室温达2000℃、废气850℃、润滑剂150℃、冷却液130℃、机壳有时150℃,而在寒冷气候下为-40℃,机械强度高,能耐油、水、乙二醇、汽油(或柴油)、刹车油和盐溶液的侵蚀,在汽车行驶16×10~4km的情 Ford Motor Company successfully developed a new type of engine made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic. This 4-cylinder, four-stroke plastic engine has a variety of metal engine performance, that is, the engine combustion chamber temperature up to 2000 ℃, exhaust 850 ℃, lubricant 150 ℃, coolant 130 ℃, the case sometimes 150 ℃, and in cold weather Under the -40 ℃, high mechanical strength, can be resistant to oil, water, ethylene glycol, gasoline (or diesel), brake oil and salt solution erosion, the car driving 16 × 10 ~ 4km situation