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About Heavy Duty Truck Bumpers

The bumper refers to the shock-absorbing layer on the front and rear of cars and trucks. Frederick Simms, an Englishman, created it in 1901. Although it varies depending on the kind of vehicle, bumpers are usually made from plastic and its versions. The bumper was created to reduce bodywork damage and absorb impact force in the event of an accident, ideally lowering accident costs. Bumpers now play a more important role as automotive technology advances. In newer models of cars, bumpers no longer just protect the car in the event of an accident; they also reduce the impact on pedestrians by lowering the vehicle's buffer power. The vehicle mass will increase, and the fuel efficiency will drop if a strong bumper is wanted. Automotive engineers saw this robustness as beneficial to occupant safety up until 1959. A car with a solid bumper may be useful for safeguarding its parts, but occupant safety may suffer as a result. To limit the risk of injury to pedestrians even in the smallest collision, the front bumpers have been lowered. They are also composed of soft materials like foam and crushable plastic to lessen the intensity of the impact on the leg. Most modern automobile bumpers are built of polycarbonate and acrylic butadiene styrene. Dual-phase steels and aluminum materials that are 15% less expensive and 20% more expensive than traditional high-strength steels are used in the construction of bumpers. Martensitic steels are employed because they have excellent forming, corrosion resistance, and weldability.