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Plastics in the automotive industry /
A survey of the role of plastics materials in the motor industry. It discusses progress in the different sectors of automotive engineering, and the possible effect of economic and environmental pressures on the growth of the plastics contribution. Emphasis is given to materials selection and the aut...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; Warrendale, Pennsylvania :
Woodhead Publishing Limited : Society of Automotive Engineers,
1994.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Plastics in the Automotive Industry; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Materials for cars; Plastics usage; History of automotive plastics; Why plastics?; Problems with plastics; Chapter 2. Understanding plastics; Classifying plastics; Composites; Processes; Designing with plastics; Chapter 3. Choosing plastics; The decisive properties; Characteristics of the polymer groups; Materials selection; Requirements for different application areas; Chapter 4. Interiors; General; Plastics surfaces; Plastics structures and panel applications.
- Structural and mechanical componentsChapter 5. Exteriors; Overview; Body panels and structures; The painting problem; Bumpers; Other exterior components; Bibliography; Books; Review papers and monographs; Conference papers; Technical and promotional literature; Chapter 6. Engine, power train and chassis; The engine compartment; The cooling system; Underbonnet stctures; Transmission; Engine 'hang-on' parts; Engine interiors; Composite engines; Suspension; Steering; Brakes; Fuel tanks; Chapter 7. EIectrics; Ignition; Battery boxes; Circuitry; lighting and instrumentation.
- Other electrical equipmentElectronics; Chapter 8. Recycling; Recycling: an unavoidable issue; The scrap problem; The alternatives for plastics; The energy aspect; Recycling composites; New recycling initiatives; Chapter 9. The future and automotive plastics; Design trends and legislation; Supplier involvement; Safety; Fuel economy and the energy equation; Environmental pollution; Plastics and future design; Appendix 1: Polymer abbreviations and trade names; Appendix 2: PC based polymer databases; Index.