SMC Lite -- An innovative new low pressure, low density SMC

Conference · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:392401

Taylor, W ^[1]

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1. Ashland Chemical Co., Columbus, OH (United States)

Two fundamental driving forces in the automotive composites industry are the need to reduce cost and reduce weight. Through a combination of resin chemistry, unique thickening technology and Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) formulation, a method has been developed which yields the reduced sheet viscosity required for low pressure molding (<3.5 MPa versus 9.5 MPa for standard SMC), yet yields a handleable, tack-free sheet. A variation of this new resin technology permits the molding of true Class A panels at 1.6 specific gravity versus 1.9 specific gravity panels molded with traditional SMC.

• OSTI ID: 392401
• Report Number(s): CONF-9602107--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
AUTOMOBILES
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
DENSITY
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MOLDING
MOLDING MATERIALS
WEIGHT