Driving forces for Metal Replacement Opportunities in the Automotive Industry 2008-36-0140
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.
Citation: Norrey, C., Guedes, K., Atolino, W., and Dornelles, A., "Driving forces for Metal Replacement Opportunities in the Automotive Industry," SAE Technical Paper 2008-36-0140, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-36-0140. Download Citation
Author(s):
Craig Norrey, Karen M. Guedes, Walter Atolino, Augusto Dornelles
Affiliated:
E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
Pages: 11
Event:
2008 SAE Brasil Congress and Exhibit
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Thermodynamics
Plastics
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