Glass Fibre-Reinforced Plastics in European Passenger Cars Requirements and Applications 810742
Over the last decade an unstable situation in the energy and raw material sectors has had a no-ticable influence on the use of plastics in European automotive engineering. New approaches to the raw material and energy situation indicated that plastics would be the materials of the future. It became clear that plastomers, duromers and elastomers can be used not only for the body and external components but also for parts subjected to heavy mechanical stresses.
This paper discusses the extent to which light-weight constructions using composite materials are realistic and whether high polymers can help to save energy to the extent dictated by economic requirements or whether the step from proven technical feasibility to high-volume production constitutes a stumbling block.
There are many examples showing that glass fibre and carbon fibre reinforced high polymers, in both solid and foamed form, can be very successfully put to use.
Citation: Johnke, K., "Glass Fibre-Reinforced Plastics in European Passenger Cars Requirements and Applications," SAE Technical Paper 810742, 1981, https://doi.org/10.4271/810742. Download Citation
Author(s):
Klaus-D. Johnke
Pages: 16
Event:
Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1981Transactions-V90-A, New Developments in Plastics-SP-0490
Related Topics:
Composite materials
Glass fibers
Plastics
Polymers
Fibers
Glass
Elastomers
Energy conservation
Production
Parts
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