STUDIES ON EPOXY BASED SEALANT FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION

Abstract

Development of Epoxy Sealer ( Body Panel Reinforcement ) for automotive industry to replace the conventional Reinforcement patches . The sprayable reinforcement also serves the same purpose as conventional reinforcement patches and also provides additional performance characteristics which are not obtainable from conventional reinforcement patches such as precision , fall – off, commonisation of parts, low cost & faster line speed . In this project we have studied the effect of Curing Agents, Epoxy Diluent, Curing Conditions, and Shelf Life Identification for optimization of BPR formulation. Besides that we have analyzed certain mechanical properties like three point bending , shear strength and impact resistance towards the reinforcement of steel panels.