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Catalytic Converter

Low(31)
automotive•emissions•Various

Three-way catalytic converter for gasoline vehicles

Product Risk Score

31Low

Aggregate Supply Security

Allied: 20.0%
Neutral: 63.0%
Adversary: 17.0%

Weakest Link

This element poses the highest supply chain risk for this product.

24Cr

Chromium

housing

32
Risk Score
20
China Dep.
21
Adversary
30%
Allied

Stainless steel alloy

Overall Risk

31

low risk

Critical Elements

9

unique elements used

High Risk Elements

0

score ≥ 70

Critical Dependencies

0

high-risk primary uses

Country Exposure

Average supply chain exposure across all critical elements used in this product.

South Africa
28.4%
7 elems
Russia
12.0%
6 elems
China
9.3%
3 elems
Indonesia
7.8%
2 elems
Kazakhstan
3.4%
2 elems
United Kingdom
3.3%
2 elems
United States
3.2%
4 elems
Canada
2.4%
4 elems

Elements by Component

catalyst

Low(20)
Pt30Pd29Rh

washcoat

Minimal(0)
CeZrAl

housing

Low(21)
FeCr32Ni32

Element Dependencies

24Cr

Chromium

housing
Low(32)
Overall Risk:32
China:20

Stainless steel alloy

28Ni

Nickel

housing
Low(32)
Overall Risk:32
China:22

Stainless steel alloy

78Pt

Platinum

Primarycatalyst
Low(30)
Overall Risk:30
China:0

Oxidation catalyst

46Pd

Palladium

Primarycatalyst
Low(29)
Overall Risk:29
China:0

Oxidation and reduction catalyst

45Rh

Rhodium

Primarycatalyst
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

NOx reduction catalyst

58Ce

Cerium

Primarywashcoat
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Oxygen storage in washcoat

40Zr

Zirconium

washcoat
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Washcoat stabilizer

13Al

Aluminium

Primarywashcoat
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Washcoat support (alumina)

26Fe

Iron

Primaryhousing
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Stainless steel housing

Risk Distribution

Elements by Risk Level

low4
minimal5

Usage Classification

Primary Use6
Secondary Use3

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