The growth of Engineering Thermoplastics in Automotive applications have been increasing over the last 30 years, in the different sections of the car: powertrain, electrical components, chassis, trim components and so on. Currently most modern vehicles have more than 100-150 kgs of plastic components per car. Some of the main driving forces for such increasing demand are: weight reduction, gains of production, higher productivity, such as easier assembly, integration of parts and systems and more flexible design.


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    Title :

    Driving forces for Metal Replacement Opportunities in the Automotive Industry


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    2008 SAE Brasil Congress and Exhibit ; 2008



    Publication date :

    2008-10-07




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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