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The balance between durability, reliability, and affordability in structural composites manufacturing
Author(s) -
CabreraRíos Mauricio,
Castro José M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.20262
Subject(s) - durability , truck , materials science , composite material , stiffness , reliability (semiconductor) , molding (decorative) , insert (composites) , composite number , fabrication , advanced composite materials , automotive engineering , engineering , medicine , power (physics) , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
Fiber reinforced structural composites will play a key role in the development of the next generation of transportation vehicles (passenger cars, vans, light trucks, and heavy trucks) because of their high strength‐to‐weight and stiffness‐to‐weight ratio compared with metals. An integrated assessment of the durability, reliability, and affordability of these materials is critical to facilitate the inclusion of these materials into new designs. The result of this assessment should provide information to find the balance between the three performance measures. This paper describes a method to develop this assessment in the fabrication of sheet molding compound (SMC) parts, and discusses the concept of Preform Insert Assembly (PIA) for improved affordability in the manufacturing of composite parts. POLYM. COMPOS., 28:233–240, 2007. © 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers