WEIGHT REDUCTION USING THERMOPLASTIC CHEMICAL MATERIALS IN MOTOR VEHICLES

GEWICHTSEINSPARUNG DURCH THERMOPLASTISCHE CHEMIEWERKSTOFFE IM KRAFTFAHRZEUG

Selected small automotive parts are used to illustrate the possibilities for materials substitution using thermoplastics. In addition to weight reduction, any fabrication benefits are indicated. The 20 small parts which reduce a car's weight by 4135 gm (about 23 lb.) include gas cap, side mirror, outer and inner door handles, nameplate, taillight housing, headlight trim, rearview mirror, engine fan, and tank cover. The total weight of metal parts was 7392 gm; plastic counterparts weighed a total of 3257 gm.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Reference copy only. Translated from German, (original 3p; translation 8p).
• Corporate Authors:

  Franckhlsche Verlagshandlung

  Pfizerstrasse 5, Postfach 640
  7000 Stuttgart 1,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Wilkens, R
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 105-107
• Serial:
  • ATZ-Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift
  • Volume: 82
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Franckhlsche Verlagshandlung

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Metals; Parts; Plastics; Reduction (Chemistry); Vehicle weight; Weight measurement
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371201
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-030 509
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM