Advances in Plastic Components (Paperback)

This SAE Special Publication presents papers from the session, Advances in Plastic Components, Processes, & Technologies, held during the SAE 2003 World Congress, March 3-6, in Detroit, MI, USA. Contents: Innovations in Laser Welding of Thermoplastics: This Advanced Technology is Ready to be Commercialized; High-Performance Phenolic Resin Idler Pulley; Low Permeation Technologies for Plastic Fuel Tanks; Development of Module Carriers by Injection Molding with Long Glass-Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene; The Development of Lightweight, Highly Impact Resistant Components for Automotive Underbody Applications; Developments in Thermoplastic Door Modules; Application of Nylon Composite Recycle Technology to Automotive Parts; Modelling of Solidification Deformation in Automotive Formed Parts; Application of FEA Simulations in Plastic Injection Molding Tooling Failure Analysis; Predictive Weathering Tool for Color Formula Development; Structural and Material Features that Influence Emissions From Thermoplastic Multilayer Fuel Tanks; Reinforcement Challenges and Solutions in Optimized Design of Injection Molded Plastic Parts; Improvement of Heat Resistance for Bioplastics; Using Embedded Micromachines to Enhance the Properties of Materials; Optimization of Manufacturing Process of Glass Fibers/Phenol Composites. Effects of Solidification Conditions, Fiber Length and Additional Materials on their Mechanical Properties; Thermoforming Automotive Foam Parts; Blow Foaming (Extruded Multi-Layer Structural PP Foam for Automotive Interior Parts); Laser Transmission Welding of Glass Reinforced Nylon 6; Laser Welding of Elastomers to Polypropylene; New Thermoplastic Heat-Activated Adhesives for Polypropylene: A Route to New Composites, Products and Manufacturing Methods.