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Recycling of Automotive Tail Lamp Assembly
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A new recycled material has been developed by using the scrap of tail lamp assembly, made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) for the lens and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer (ABS) for the housing. Lamp scrap was extruded in a twin-screw extruder, and mechanical properties of the scrap were compared with ABS, PMMA, and an ABS/PMMA (60/40) blend. The recycled material from 100% tail lamp scrap has similar modulus to the 60/40 blend, however, notched Izod impact strength and thermal resistance were lower than that of the blend, probably due to the presence of hot melt adhesive and silver paint. Scrap/virgin polymer mixtures showed improved thermal resistance and impact strength. The effects of composition and type of mixed polymer on mechanical properties were also investigated.
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Choi, C., Yoo, T., Hong, J., and Lim, Y., "Recycling of Automotive Tail Lamp Assembly," SAE Technical Paper 970417, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970417.Also In
Design for Environmentally Safe Automotive Products and Processes
Number: SP-1263; Published: 1997-02-24
Number: SP-1263; Published: 1997-02-24
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