DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AZOBIS-BLOWN FOAMS FOR MOLDING PART 572 DUMMY FLESH COMPONENTS

This report describes work undertaken to develop and evaluate molding techniques for azobis-blown foams to replace nitrosan-blown foams in molding Part 572 dummy flesh components. The work was intended to minimize changes in vinyl foam-formulations employing Nitrosan as a foaming agent and to establish molding techniques adaptable to production facilities of dummy manufacturers. A data base was established for Nitrosan-blown foams and physical tests performed to establish equivalence between Azobis and Nitrosan-blown foams. Full sets of dummy segments were molded with the Azobis-blown foams and subjected to additional tests to determine that they corresponded reasonably with Nitrosan-blown foams. Azobis-blown dummy segments were produced which proved to be comparable to Nitrosan-blown foam samples. It was found that only minor variations in formulations were required for the substitute material, and only minor variations in molding techniques were necessary.

• Corporate Authors:

  Humanoid Systems

  Carson, CA  United States 

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Alderson, S W
  • Goldner, S J
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 46 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anatomical models; Cells (Biology); Density; Foaming agents; Forming; Nitrogen compounds; Organic compounds; Physical properties; Plastics; Tests; Vinyl resins
• Old TRIS Terms: Blowing agents; Density mass/volume; Nitrogen organic compounds; Substitution; Tissues biology
• Subject Areas: Construction; Materials; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169275
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ATD-105, DOT-HS-803-030
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-6-01325
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 7 2002 12:00AM