Some Considerations Relative to Use of Sheet Molding Compound for Automotive Exterior Body Panels 720061
Fiberglass-reinforced thermoset materials offer significant advantages to the automotive body design engineer. Parts manufactured from this material possess substantially different properties than zinc or steel parts. These differences must be recognized by the part user so that necessary action may be taken to assure satisfactory part performance.
Citation: Tudor, W., "Some Considerations Relative to Use of Sheet Molding Compound for Automotive Exterior Body Panels," SAE Technical Paper 720061, 1972, https://doi.org/10.4271/720061. Download Citation
Author(s):
William E. Tudor
Pages: 8
Event:
1972 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition
