THE EVOLUTION OF SMC IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) has been used in various automotive applications since the early 1970's. Providing such advantages as corrosion resistance, weight reduction, and part consolidation, this versatile material has seen increased usage in each succeeding year. This paper will review the early FRP processes leading up to the development of SMC, a description of the process, and a detailed review of major automotive applications.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan February 28-March 4, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Reinker, J K
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Automotive engineering; Evolution; Plastics; Sheet molding compounds
• Subject Areas: Environment; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379619
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 830356, HS-035 000
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1983 12:00AM