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Plastics application technology for safe and lightweight automobiles / edited by Sudhakar R. Marur.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications.
- Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plastics in automobiles.
- Automobiles--Safety measures.
- Automobiles.
- Lightweight materials.
- Reinforced plastics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF (xv, 355 pages)) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, [2013]
- Summary:
- The automotive sector is looking for lighter-weight materials for improved fuel economy and post-consumer recyclability to foster environmental sustainability. Engineering thermoplastics offer the ability to tailor-make components from polymers, and to design parts for enhanced performance, new functionality, part integration, and elimination of secondary operations. Parts made from engineering thermoplastics can be manufactured within specified cost constraints, and using manufacturing methods that offer a wide range of production flexibility. Additionally, plastics offer greater styling, improved energy absorption for pedestrian and occupant safety, and enhanced performance over traditional materials, all while reducing overall vehicle weight. This book is focused on the use of plastics in automobiles, not just for traditional applications such as interiors and body panels, but for more advanced uses such as under-the-hood components. It provides application technology development for various aspects of automotive design-concept design, CAD modeling, predictive engineering methods through CAE, manufacturing method simulation, and prototype and tool making.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction to Plastics Application Technology
- 2. Crash and Energy Management Systems
- 3. Interiors
- 4. Glazing Applications
- 5. Plastic-Metal Hybrid (PMH) Structures
- 6. Headlamp Applications
- 7. Body Panels
- 8. Under-the-Hood Applications
- 9. Sustainability in Automotive Industry.
- Notes:
- "SAE order number R-415"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- 9780768076400 (print)
- ISBN:
- 0-7680-8843-7
- 0-7680-8018-5
- OCLC:
- 858989393
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