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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2020.33.6.383

Automotive Door Impact Beam Development using Thermoplastic Composite  

Kim, Won-Seock (Lotte Chemical Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Kyung-Chul (CAMS Co., Ltd.)
Jung, Woo-Cheol (CAMS Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Hwa-nam (G-Geumgang Co., Ltd.)
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Composites Research / v.33, no.6, 2020 , pp. 383-389 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Thermoplastic; Insert injection; LFT(Long Fiber-reinforced Thermoplastic);
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