Development of the Xterra® Luggage-rack System from Nissan with ASA/PC Weatherable Resin GE Plastics

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Andriuli, Michael Bodón, author.

Conference Name:

SAE 2000 World Congress (2000-03-06 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2000

Summary:

The luggage-rack-system market has historically been dominated by nylon- (polyamide)-based resins. The recent design and development of the Xterra® luggagerack system (LRS) from Nissan represents a new trend in luggage-rack system design. Nissan utilized an ASA/PC weatherable thermoplastic resin to develop its special gray, molded-in-color luggage-rack components. The balance of weathering performance and physical properties that ASA/PC resin offers allowed the automaker to design these structural components and avoid the high cost of paint. This paper discusses the design and development of the luggage-rack system as well as the process utilized to evaluate ASA/PC resin for performance in static loading, heat resistance, vibration performance, et cetera Furthermore, the paper explores how ASA/PC resin parts might be designed in for future luggage-rack-system applications

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Publisher Number:

2000-01-1068

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license