Ductile-Brittle Impact Behavior of High Impact ABS Borg-Warner Chemicals, Incorporated Technical Centre Washington, WV

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Turner, Raymond C., author.

Conference Name:

Automotive Plastic Durability Conference and Exposition (1981-12-01 : Troy, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1981

Summary:

The impact behavior of plastic materials can be investigated using a number of test procedures. Falling dart and notched Izod are the two most commonly used tests. Each has certain limitations. The Notch Bend test utilizes a load cell feeding an oscilloscope to generate a load-deflection curve. From this curve and visual examination of the broken test specimens, it is possible to define the conditions that cause a transition from ductile to brittle impact behavior. Environmental tests performed on a passenger car illustrate the reheat times of an instrument panel from 20°F. The combination of impact testing and reheat data support the use of high impact ABS for critical interior automotive applications

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Publisher Number:

811357

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