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Biomaterial spider silk: Potential candidate for airbag fabric material
Author(s) -
Prajapati Kaushik Govindbhai,
Patil Sandeep P.,
Carmai Julaluk,
Koetniyom Saiprasit,
Markert Bernd
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201710196
Subject(s) - airbag , spider , spider silk , silk , materials science , finite element method , composite material , computer science , structural engineering , engineering , physics , astronomy
In the present work, the mechanical properties of spider silk are assigned to the airbag fabric material. Finite element simulations were performed on the airbag model in order to study its benefits over the traditional fabric material. We designed the airbag model with spider silk material and performed impact analysis. Finally, the obtained results are compared with the standard airbag test. Our analysis pave the way towards the new promising material for airbags. (© 2017 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)