●Motorcycle fuel tank made of polyamide 6 is an economical single material solution
●Brake pedal in composite design of electric sports car
●Continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite materials for high-voltage battery components
●Various charging plug products
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS said, among other things, that it will launch lightweight solutions based on continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites for brake pedals and structural components for car bodies and high-voltage batteries. It will also focus on blow-molded and injection-molded polyamide composites for fuel tanks and hollow parts used for air management of turbocharged engines.
Integral casting
The fuel tank of the racing track machine is made of unreinforced and impact-resistant modified polyamide 6 into two half-shells, which are welded to the storage tank by hot plate welding. Due to the use of this material, despite the complex geometry of the engine, it can still be mass produced at low cost. There is a considerable gap in the fuel emission limits through the tank wall.
Reduce weight without affecting component performance
The potential of composite materials in lightweight applications will be demonstrated at several exhibitions-for example, all-plastic brake pedals developed for battery electric sports cars will also be demonstrated. Composite members are about 50% lighter than equivalent steel structures. Due to the special fiber layer structure of the insert and the local reinforcement using additional tape, it meets all load requirements.
Another example of the system's lightweight design is the 3D hybrid design a-pillar developed for vehicles such as convertibles and sports cars. This is the first time this design has been adopted in a convertible. A-pillars with hybrid inserts are as stable as previous designs using high-strength steel tubes in the event of a collision, but they reduce the total weight of the car body by about 5 kg.
Inherently flame retardant and lightweight
It also has huge application potential in the structural parts and housing parts of high-voltage batteries for electric vehicles. This is due to its inherently excellent flame retardant properties, even though it does not have flame retardant additives in various tests based on established specifications and standards, it also shows excellent flame retardant properties. The composites here are not only lightweight alternatives to aluminum, but they also enable low-cost component solutions due to the low-cost integration of functions and simple processing without rework in a hybrid molding method.
Electric mobile charging infrastructure materials
In addition to the power systems of electric vehicles, technical thermoplastics also have great potential in electric charging infrastructure. Polyamide and polybutylene terephthalate are mainly used in components of charging plugs, sockets and charging stations, as well as garages and wall cabinets in garages. This material is also used in high-voltage battery induction wireless charging system components. "We have a variety of compounds with a high degree of dimensional stability and surface quality, especially charging plugs." Related people said: "They are also impact-resistant, so the mechanical properties are very good. In addition, our plastics have outstanding Flame retardant performance and good electrical characteristics, such as high resistance to leakage current."