Abstract
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of injection overmolding technologies used in automotive body-in-white (BIW) structural applications. In the traditional automotive manufacturing practice, a choice has to be typically made between the use of metals and plastics for various structural and nonstructural applications. This paradigm is gradually being shifted with the introduction of polymer-metal hybrid (PMH) structures in which metals and polymers are integrated in a singular component/subassembly. There are several direct-adhesion PMH technologies, and they rely on different polymer/metal joining mechanisms. Within the direct-adhesion PMH technology, the joining between the metal and thermoplastic subcomponents is attained through direct-adhesion of injection-molded thermoplastic cross-ribbed structure to the metal without the use of interlocking rivets, overmolded edges, or structural adhesives. The chapter discusses application of computational engineering methods and tools for process and product-performance simulations. It also discusses compatibility of different injection-molding PMH technologies with the automotive BIW manufacturing process chain.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Joining of Polymer-Metal Hybrid Structures |
| Subtitle of host publication | Principles and Applications |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Pages | 203-247 |
| Number of pages | 45 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119429807 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118177631 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Automotive manufacturing practice
- Biw manufacturing process chain
- Biw structural applications
- Computational engineering methods
- Injection overmolding technologies
- Material compatibility
- Metal joining mechanism
- Polymer joining mechanism
- Polymer-metal hybrid structures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Chemical Engineering