Using Terocore® Brand Structural Foam to Improve Bumper Beam Design

2002-01-2018

07/09/2002

Event
SAE 2003 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
The objective of this study is to design efficient epoxy structural foam reinforcements to improve the energy absorption of front and rear automotive bumper beams.
Three bumper structural performance criteria were studied. The 64 KPH Front Pole Test criteria was studied to improve energy absorption early in the crash event to facilitate earlier air bag crash pulse detection; thereby reducing air bag firing time. The 16 KPH Rear Thatcham Crash Test was studied to improve energy absorption of the rear bumper system. Improvement in energy absorption will lead to a reduction in intrusion of the Thatcham Rear Moving Barrier into the rear of the vehicle; thereby reducing vehicle repair cost. The 8 KPH Rear Pole Test was also studied to increase energy absorption; thereby reducing intrusion of the rear pole into the vehicle structure and reducing repair cost.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-2018
Pages
11
Citation
Butler, M., Wycech, J., Parfitt, J., and Tan, E., "Using Terocore® Brand Structural Foam to Improve Bumper Beam Design," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-2018, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-2018.
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Publisher
Published
Jul 9, 2002
Product Code
2002-01-2018
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English