Automotive PP Compound Combines Glass & Wheat Fibers

摘要

PP in an automotive part. The 20% wheat-fiber compound retained mechanical properties while reducing density by 10%. Now Schul-man has filled PP with 15% wheat fiber and 15% glass for another automotive application, designing the compound as a match for 20%-glass/10%-mica filled PP and achieving a similar 10% density advantage. Schulman's renewably sourced Agriplas compounds were developed with Ford Motor Co.; the Univ. of Waterloo, Ont.; and Omtec Inc., Mississauga, Ont. (omtecinc.ca), which supplies the Biofiller wheat straw. Biofiller has the same density as PP.