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Automotive Door Impact Beam Development using Thermoplastic Composite

열가소성 복합재 적용 자동차 도어 임팩트 빔 개발

  • Received : 2020.10.14
  • Accepted : 2020.12.14
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

Thermoplastic composite is introduced to design an automotive door impact beam, and the manufacturing process is demonstrated. The safety regulation for vehicles has been steadily tightened, and weight-reduction has become a mandatory factor in the automotive industry. Hence, both high-performance and lightweight are demanded for automotive components. The aim of the present study is to develop an automotive door impact beam using fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites to reduce the weight of the impact beam while increasing its mechanical performance. A new production method which combines continuous fiber-reinforced composite and LFT(Long Fiber-reinforced Thermoplastic) is implemented by using insert injection molding process. The mechanical performance of the composite impact beam was evaluated using 3-point bending tests. Thermoplastic composite will expand its application range to various automotive components due to its light-weight design capability and high productivity.

열가소성 복합재료를 적용하여 자동차 도어 임팩트 빔을 설계하고 시생산을 통해 생산성 및 성능을 검증하였다. 자동차 안전법규는 지속적으로 강화되어 왔으며 최근 자동차 산업에서 경량화가 필수 요건이 되면서 고성능 경량 부품에 대한 요구가 크게 증대되고 있다. 본 연구는 섬유강화 열가소성 복합소재를 도입하여 기존 탄소강 제품 대비 경량화 되면서 성능은 향상된 도어 임팩트 빔 개발을 목표로 하였다. 연속섬유 복합재료와 장섬유 복합재료(LFT)를 혼합 적용한 도어 임팩트 빔 제작 공정을 제시하며, 생산성이 우수한 인서트 사출 공정을 활용하여 구현하였다. 시생산된 도어 임팩트 빔은 3점 굽힘 시험을 통하여 성능을 평가하였다. 열가소성 복합재료는 경량화 설계와 함께 높은 생산성 구현이 가능하여 다양한 자동차 부품으로 복합소재의 적용을 확대시킬 것이다.

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