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Comparative Performance of a Compression-Molded I-Section Bumper Beam with Integrated Mounting Stays vs. Other GMT Bumper Designs
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The C-section bumper design has become a de-facto engineering standard for the majority of thermoplastic bumpers on production vehicles. C-section beams can provide satisfactory performance in a wide range of crash scenarios and can be produced using a variety of plastics processing methods. However, owing to changes in bumper design requirements and advances in composites technology, recently many OEMs have begun considering use of I-section geometry, which has the potential to provide significant weight and packaging size savings while providing equivalent performance at a lower cost. This report will compare the performance of C- and I-section designs using a variety of different compression-moldable, glass-mat thermoplastic (GMT) composite materials. A software package will be introduced that makes it possible to evaluate an I-beam design for a given set of packaging requirements in a very short period of time. Processing details and costs for each approach will be considered, and a new method for integrating the mounting stays on the I-type beam will be described.
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Kumar, A. and Johnston, C., "Comparative Performance of a Compression-Molded I-Section Bumper Beam with Integrated Mounting Stays vs. Other GMT Bumper Designs," SAE Technical Paper 980111, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/980111.Also In
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