Investigation of Polymer Matrix Metarials in Automotive Consoles

Investigation of Polymer Matrix Metarials in Automotive Consoles

Research on reducing the weight of automobiles, achieving fuel consumption andreducing harmful exhaust emissions focuses on the research of new materials. Thepolymer matrix is the most widely used material for re-spectra for composite applications within the scope of the redial field mentioned above. Because polymer materials are inexpensive and improve their physical and mechanical properties, theyare used in many applications to replace metal licensed materials. The front barrierof a car made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite material can achieve a35-mph crash test. In addition to providing the same level of collision safety assteel, poly-mer composites can provide improved performance with features such asvibration control. In this study, the use of plastic materials in the automotive sectorand the sections used were examined, the researches were made on the basis of theuse of polypropylene materials in the vehicle front consoles and the tensile strengthof the samples taken from the front consoles were examined. At least two sampleswere used for each material type in the experiments. Tensile strength values of thematerial were obtained with tensile test. The tensile test was carried out at roomtemperature. Materials were examined according to tensile test results and performance evaluation was made based on tensile strength. According to the results ofthe evaluation, C model was found to be the most useful material.

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