Polyurethane: The material of choice for occupant protection and energy management

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 272-287

  Yu Hallada, Lorraine C ^a   Kuczynski, Edward T ^b   Weierstall, Mark ^b  

^a BASF CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Woodbridge Foam Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRASHWORTHINESS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; IMPACT TESTING; PLASTIC PARTS; POLYPHENYLENE OXIDES; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES;

ENERGY ABSORBING MATERIALS;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 0032069204     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X9803400306     Document Type: Article

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