With all of the technological advances lately, couldn’t a catalytic converter be designed with cheaper materials that aren’t worth stealing?

Question

With all of the technological advances lately, couldn’t a catalytic converter be designed with cheaper materials that aren’t worth stealing?

In: 2057

Answer 1

In engineering there is a saying: “*you can’t cheat physics or chemistry*”. What makes the catalytic converter is the precious rare metals of Palladium and Rhodium. Yes you could use cerium, iron, manganese, nickel and copper however these have all downsides or make other dangereous compounds.

You can’t cheat chemistry or physics.