REINFORCED PLASTICS GET TOUGH

HIGHER PERFORMANCE, MADE POSSIBLE BY ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, IS TAKING REINFORCED PLASTICS (RP) INTO NEW APPLICATIONS IN STRUCTURAL BUILDING MARKETS, TRANSPORTATION, PREMIUM SPORTING GOODS, AND OTHER AREAS. PULTRUDED STRUCTURAL SHAPES ARE INCREASINGLY FORMIDABLE COMPETITION TO METAL AND WOOD. IN THE TRANSPORTATION MARKET, ALREADY A MAJOR CONSUMER OF CONVENTIONAL RP, NEW PROSPECTS WILL BE HELPED BY IMPROVED COST/PERFORMANCE. TRANSIT SYSTEMS WITH SPEEDS TO 300 M.P.H. WILL REQUIRE THE LOW MASS AND HIGH STRENGTH PROVIDED BY REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS LIKE GRAPHITE. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 49, No 2, PP40-43
• Authors:
  • Wood, A S
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Modern Plastics
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Performance; Rapid transit; Reinforced plastics; Transportation
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Materials; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217187
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 10 1972 12:00AM