Introduction of a Castable Thermoplastic Urethane Material for Instrument Panel Coverstock Textron Automotive Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Hersman, Marie J., author.

Conference Name:

International Congress & Exposition (1998-02-23 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1998

Summary:

Textron Automotive has developed a new thermoplastic castable aliphatic urethane for an instrument panel with a seamless passenger side air bag on a 1998 North American vehicle. This material was developed to meet the increased temperature range demands for a top mount seamless or invisible passenger side air bag instrument panel.Traditional castable thermoplastic materials were developed to meet aesthetic requirements until the advent of passenger side air bags forced the instrument panel to become a functional component. Conventional coverstock materials cannot meet the -40°C and 120°C air bag deployment conditions that are proposed.This paper describes:

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Publisher Number:

980063

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