Driving forces for Metal Replacement Opportunities in the Automotive Industry
2008-36-0140
10/07/2008
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- Content
- 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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- 11
- 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.