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 MC
is a combination of chopped glass strands with resin in the form of
a bulk prepreg. BMC is suitable for either compression or injection
molding. Injection molding of BMC is used to produce complex components
such as electrical equipment, car components (headlamps are an important
application for BMC), housings for electrical appliances and tools
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Unlike SMC, it is not necessary to have recourse
to a maturation step, and consequently, BMC prepreg formulations contain
higher filler contents.
The reinforcements are essentially chopped glass strands of 6 or 12mm.
The reinforcement content is generally between 10 and 20%. BMC has
a lower reinforcement content than SMC, which permits the introduction
of higher filler loadings and consequent economic benefit.
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