Automotive and Transportation

Nearly 3 million tonnes of plastics are consumed by this sector, accounting for 7.4% of all plastics. The pipes and tube sector is roughly ranked like the automotive and transportation or electricity and electronics sectors for the consumption of plastics. 

Transparent and decorative parts for automotive and transport applications. .. 

Varying with the country and the source, the following consumption data for acetals can be found for the main outlets (0 signifies that the sector is not taken into account by certain sources and its consumption is added to another market) automotive and transport 27-35%... 

Foams are cheaper than honeycombs and are developed in general-purpose applications such as automotive and transport. Honeycombs have higher performances and are used in aerospace applications. 

Automotive and transport, shipbuilding, mass-production sports and leisure the core is generally made of foams as PVC, polyethylene. .. and the skins can be made of GMT. 

Possible health effects from other applications of these systems are also briefly discussed in the following chapters (their use in healthcare, construction, sports and leisure, automotive and transportation, agriculture, electrical and electronic applications, and consumer products), in Chapters 6, 7 and 8. 

When this technology was first introduced it immediately appealed - for the above mentioned reasons - to automotive and transportation end users. Volumes, cycle times and final properties meet this market segment s requirements, but until the currently available solutions address some of the above-illustrated problems this industry would not select it for mass production. 

The most common application of vegetable oil-modified polyamides is in the surface coatings and paints industry. The dimer acids of tall and soybean oils and amines are used to modify the flow behaviour of paints. This thixotropic flow prevents setting and sagging, enables easy application and improves surface appearance. Vegetable oil-based nylons are used as engineering polymers in the automotive and transport industry for fuel lines. Products are also used for the extruded and moulded components of fuel systems such as filler necks, gas tanks, reservoir modules, filters, fuel rails and vapour recovery systems. Nylon 11 is also used in power coatings to coat metals that must withstand abrasion, impact and corrosion. 

R. A. Esposito and G. E. Freeman, in Proceedings of the 2002 SAE International Body Engineering Conference and Automotive and Transportation Technology Conference, Paris, France, July 2002, Paper 2002-01-1993. 

PC/ABS Automotive and transportation industries B. Block copolymers Tough, wide temperature range of application... 

After reading some chapters on the various industries, the reader will need specific and detailed technical characteristics concerning the adhesives or sealants that they may consider for their own applications/end uses. For instance, those who wish to bond metal parts, those working in aircraft construction, automotive, and transportation, should read the chapters Epoxy adhesives , Engineering adhesives , and maybe also Heat stable adhesives . 

Galvanizing can be found in almost every major application and industry where iron or mild steel is used. The utilities, chemical process, pulp and paper, automotive, and transportation industries, to name just a few, have historically made extensive use of galvanizing for corrosion control. They continue to do so today. For over 140 years, galvanizing has had a proven history of commercial success as a method of corrosion protection in a myriad of applications worldwide. 

Automotive and transportation fuel pumps, cam covers, vandal-proof seats, rear-view mirror housings, clutch parts, wiper controls, oil filter bodies, headlamp control pivots, door handles, seat adjustment mechanisms, headlamp surrounds. 

R EUer. Acoustic barriers—material substitution and industry structure drivers. Automotive and Transportation Interiors, 46, November 1999. 

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