Automotive Structural Components
Performance Materials for Cars
Automobiles can be safe and sound without being weighed down by metal or heavy plastic components. Structural composites are lightweight, fatigue-resistant and easily molded to shape, making them ideal substitutes for components in a car’s frame, body, or suspension. Chemical foaming agents help minimize the weight of plastic structures, such as dashboard carriers, for increased carbon footprint reduction. Give drivers the energy-efficient, materially advanced automobile that will give them peace of mind on every trip.
Highlights
- Chassis stiffeners and braces are often made of steel or aluminum. Lighten up with thermoset structural composites
- Metal structures restrict your design options. Polystrand™ thermoplastic structural composites give you the chance to flex your creative muscle
- Remove weight, not strength, by replacing the metal in your brackets with OnForce™ LFT long fiber materials
- Achieve precise coloration with our OnColor™ Polymer Colorants and color matching services for various thermoplastic materials
- Improve the performance of plastic components with our Cesa™ additives portfolio that includes antioxidants and flame retardants
- Reduce the carbon footprint of structural plastic components with Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents and our foaming prediction service
Technologies
| Product Name | Description | Characteristics | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasforms™ | Pultruded thermoset composites | Stiffness | Fatigue strength |
| Polystrand™ | Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites | Stiffness | Ability to post-form |
| Complēt™ and OnForce™ LFT | Long fiber reinforced plastics | High stiffness | Good impact in structural and metal replacement applications |
| Edgetek™ Toughened PPA | Polyphthalamide formulations | High temperature performance and excellent impact resistance | Low moisture absorption for mechanical and structural integrity |
| Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents | Foaming additives and pre-production prediction service | Weight reduction | Preserved mechanical properties |
| OnColor™ Polymer Colorants | Color Concentrates | Precise color matching | Suitable for numerous polymers |
| Cesa™ Flame Retardant Additives | Flame retardant concentrates | Low concern formulations available | Regulatory compliance |
| Cesa™ Nox Additives | Antioxidant masterbatches | Reduction of oxidative degradation | Can be combined with color |
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