There are significant predictive tool usages by design engineers in automotive industry to
capture material composition and manufacturing process-induced variables. In specific, an …

Predicting polymeric material behavior during processing and predicting final part properties
continues to be a strong research focus within the scientific community as it involves taking …

As a result of the increased reliance on predictive engineering to reduce vehicle
development resources, increasingly accurate predictive finite element models are important …

Additive manufacturing (AM) has inherent mechanical strength inconsistencies when the
build orientation changes. To address this issue, theoretical models, including analytical and …

This study analyzed contour distortions, wear and tensile properties of polypropylene (PP)
components applied in the interior coffer of automobiles. A hybrid method integrating a …

Despite their high volume of usage, polymers are barely a century old and as such are still a
relatively new class of engineering materials. However, plastics are increasingly being used …

With a growing focus on reducing the adverse effects of transportation on the environment,
industries are seeking fuel-efficient and sustainable solutions. Fuel efficiency can be …

Material extrusion (MEX) is an additive manufacturing process to fabricate prototypes using
thermoplastic polymers. As this additive manufacturing technology continues to mature from …

During the initial sampling of injection molds, the determination of suitable process
parameter values to achieve a desired quality of the resulting parts, can be a time …

Most of the stress–strain relationships of thermoplastic polymers for aeronautical composites
tend to be nonlinear and sensitive to strain rate and temperature, so accurate constitutive …