Recycling of Automotive Tail Lamp Assembly
970417
02/24/1997
- Event
- Content
- 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.
- Pages
- 9
- Citation
- 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.