A new, low-density sheet molding compound (SMC), formulated and molded by Continental Structural Plastics (CSP, Auburn Hills, MI, US), is responsible for reducing mass by 9 kg on body panels for 2016 ...
Chevrolet moved beyond fiberglass for Corvette bodies by 1973. Modern Corvettes' bodies are sheet-molded using carbon ...
Chemically treated glass microspheres allow significant weight savings in body panels for the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette. Continental Structural Plastics Inc. has developed a sheet molding compound in ...
Dale Brosius , Contributing Writer, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) Since the early 1970s, when fuel crises forced automakers to find ways to reduce vehicle weight, ...
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