1. Ford's filler punch.
- Author
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O'Driscoll, Mike
- Subjects
RESEARCH institutes ,POLYPROPYLENE ,PLASTICS ,GLASS fibers - Abstract
The article announces that Ford Forschungzentrum, Ford Motor Co.'s research centre in Germany, has revealed that more natural fibre-filled plastics called polypropylene (PP) reinforced sisal fibre will be used in its autoplastics. It mentions several disadvantages in using natural fibre fillers in plastics, among them, water absorption, disperability in compounding and use limited to dark coloured components. The article also provides an ecological comparison between fiberglass and hemp reinforced battery trays.
- Published
- 2010