The Effects of Sample Thickness and Temperature on Energy Absorbing Foams for Automotive Applications

950336

02/01/1995

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
For the past five years, Woodbridge has had an active program for testing cellular plastics for dynamic response. Specifically, we have evaluated these materials under dynamic impact and recorded their response via force deflection curves. To date, we conducted several thousand tests. In the past, we looked at the effects of the impactor shape and velocity on these curves. We thought a study of sample thickness vs. impactor shape and some initial test temperature effects would be in order, particularly with the increased use of these materials in the interior of the vehicle.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/950336
Pages
29
Citation
Kerman, M., "The Effects of Sample Thickness and Temperature on Energy Absorbing Foams for Automotive Applications," SAE Technical Paper 950336, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/950336.
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Published
Feb 1, 1995
Product Code
950336
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English