Automotive Mounting Clip RTP Company End-Use Case Study Specialty Compound Meets Seal, Mounting Clip Needs Fasco Controls Corporation in Shelby, NC, needed a durable, yet flexible material for automotive switch housings. The switches, used in all four-door 1996 Saturn vehicles, are inserted into vehicle door jams. When either front door is open, a switch is closed, activating passenger compartment lighting. When the door is closed, the switch is off. Since the switch is exposed to varying temperatures, moisture levels, and physical demands, there are multiple material requirements.The specialty compound, a RTP 1500 Series glass-reinforced co-polyether-ester thermoplastic elastomer, achieves an un-notched impact strength of No Break at 1/8- inch and flexural modulus of .06 x 10 6 psi. The

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