Plastics in Automotive Engineering

A wide range of plastics are now being used in interior, exterior and under the bonnet applications in the manufacture of automobiles. Some of the major applications are shown in Table 6.1. 

20% glass fibre filled Under bonnet applications 

10% glass fibre reinforced Automotive instrument panels 

36% glass fibre reinforced Exterior body parts, casings and housings of wiper arms 

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Trioxane copolymers (often called polyacetals) are used as engineering plastics in automotive, machinery, and electric industry. 

Application areas for the new Co-PCs include electrical engineering/elec-tronics, domestic appliances, lighting, automotive engineering, and medical technology. In automotive engineering the headlamp lens will be offered by headlamp manufacturers as the plastics alternative to main headlamps and fog lamps. The best compromise on optical data, mechanical strength, and heat deflection resistance for their application is shown by PC. 

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Plastics have engineering properties with many versatile processing technologies and present modern product design which is not available in other materials. The use of plastic in automotive components is increased due to computer aided engineering and optimization of tools to be used to design plastic components. However, the use of such tools. 

Nylon-4,6 was developed by DSM Engineering Plastics in 1990 and sold under the trade name Stanyl giving a nylon that has a higher heat and chemical resistance for the automotive industry and in electrical applications. It has a of 295°C and can be made more crystalline than nylon-6,6. A number of other nylons, such as the aromatic nylons and aramids, are strong and can operate at high temperatures, and they have good flame-resistant properties. 

In an earlier investigation by the author [3] Step 2 analogues containing 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate were prepared and used as rubber components in engineered plastics for automotive applications. 

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