Investigation of Bio-plastics for Automotive Parts

2004-01-0730

03/08/2004

Event
SAE 2004 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
We studied the use of Bio-plastics (plastics made from plants) such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA) to automotive parts. To apply this material to automotive plastic parts, improvement in heat and impact performance is required. From the viewpoint of suppressing the increase in CO2 emissions, we attempted to improve the performance of PLA by combining with natural fiber. As the result, we could improve both heat and impact performance. In addition, we could achieve higher modulus and lower bulk density, which leads to the weight reduction of automotive parts.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-0730
Pages
5
Citation
Inoh, T., and Kageyama, Y., "Investigation of Bio-plastics for Automotive Parts," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-0730, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-0730.
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Published
Mar 8, 2004
Product Code
2004-01-0730
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English