Product Profile
Industry: Automotive (Interior)
Application: Armrest Substrates Chrysler Pacifica 1st, 2nd & 3rd Row Seats
Material Description: 33% Glass Reinforced PA66 to meet ASTM D4000
Requirements
- Cross-Load Strength
- Toughness
- Rigidity
Customer Issue
Originally specified in virgin, 40% long glass fiber polypropylene material the molded substrates off production tooling failed the cross-load strength requirement during product validation.
AGS Injection Molding Solution
By cross polymer substituting the virgin 40% long glass fiber polypropylene with an inherently higher performance recycled, 33% glass reinforced PA66 the substrates exceeded product validation requirements without incurring a cost penalty. No changes to the production tooling were necessary given similar shrink values. The Injectoblend™ FPA66235 material was assigned an ASTM D4000 callout by FCA Engineering and merited an SPE Innovation Award in the Environmental category.
