Performance of Thermoplastic Polyolefins in Automotive Roof-Pillar Covers Involved with Interior Head Impact and Roof-Rail or Side Air-Bag Deployment 2002-01-1040
In order to meet the stringent requirements of the FMVSS 201U head-impact safety standards, automobile manufacturers, Tier-1 system providers, and their material suppliers must balance a number of critical factors. These factors include: interface with air-bag deployment; ease of processing; molded-in color; low gloss; good low-temperature impact performance; absence of buzz, squeak and rattle (BSR); and recyclability.
This paper examines the performance against these factors of two thermoplastic polyolefins (TPOs). These two TPOs are compared with traditional interior resins such as engineering alloys, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), and polypropylene (PP).
Citation: Neihsl, K., "Performance of Thermoplastic Polyolefins in Automotive Roof-Pillar Covers Involved with Interior Head Impact and Roof-Rail or Side Air-Bag Deployment," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-1040, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-1040. Download Citation
Author(s):
Ken S. Neihsl
Pages: 10
Event:
SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Plastics for the Automotive Industry-SP-1682
Related Topics:
Head injuries
Side impact crashes
Thermoplastics
Safety regulations and standards
Suppliers
Alloys
Resins
Noise
Recycling
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