Despite the attendant loss of mechanical properties through mechanisms such as shortening of fiber reinforcement length and polymer matrix degradation (e.g. polymer chain scission), recent research shows that thermoplastic composite (TPC) recyclate materials still possess sufficiently high mechanical properties to be used in automotive applications and hence retain commercial value. The use of TPC materials within the automotive industry has generally been restricted to random glass‐reinforced commodity polymeric materials for high‐volume non‐structural or semi‐structural applications. The practical case study into the use of TPCs for automotive primary structures presented in this chapter was carried out at WMG as part of the ERDF‐AWM funded Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Programme (LCVTP). The candidate material type clearly had to be suitable for structural applications and feasible for short‐ to medium‐term application in a medium production volume automotive manufacturing environment.
High‐Volume Thermoplastic Composite Technology for Automotive Structures
2013-10-24
22 pages
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