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Automotive Structural Components

Lightweight Materials for Cars

AAutomobiles 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
  • Our extensive line of color and additive masterbatch products and services match colors exactly across many different plastic materials, while preventing material degradation due to heat, cold, hydrocarbon exposure and mechanical abuse
  • Reduce the carbon footprint of structural plastic components with Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents and our foaming prediction service

Technologies
Resources
Technologies
0 Product Name Description Characteristics Characteristics
1 Glasforms™ Pultruded thermoset composites Stiffness Fatigue strength
2 Polystrand™ Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites Stiffness Ability to post-form
3 Complēt™ and OnForce™ LFT Long fiber reinforced plastics High stiffness Good impact in structural and metal replacement applications
4 Edgetek™ Toughened PPA Polyphthalamide formulations High temperature performance and excellent impact resistance Low moisture absorption for mechanical and structural integrity
5 Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents Foaming additives and pre-production prediction service Weight reduction Preserved mechanical properties
Resources
名称 类别 描述  
Automotive Aftermarket Side Step Case Study (Snapshot) Moisture-resistant Complēt™ long glass fiber reinforced formulation improves strength, design freedom, and finish 视图
Automotive Removable Roof Bracket Case Study (Snapshot) Complēt™ long carbon fiber reinforced polyphthalamide composite replaced steel in bracket securing roof panels and achieved an 80% weight reduction 视图
Automotive Steering Column Bracket Case Study (Snapshot) Complēt™ long carbon fiber reinforced nylon composite replaced metal steering column supports and lowered weight by 50% 视图
Avient's Foaming Prediction Service 网络研讨会与视频 Predict foamed part behavior and maximum weight reduction 视图
Foaming Prediction Service 产品公告 Overview of services, key characteristics and key applications 视图
How to Lightweight Automotive Components 物品 Explore three key opportunities for metal-to-plastic conversion 视图
Lighten up with Hydrocerol™ - Video 网络研讨会与视频 Hydrpcerol™ chemical foaming agents help to reduce the weight of automotive plastic parts like dashboard carriers, interior trim parts, door panels or glove boxes. 视图
Optimizing Automotive Structural Component Designs with Advanced Modeling 物品 Learn how virtual capabilities can improve performance. 视图
Panels for Off-Road Vehicles Case Study (Snapshot) Ten engineered material and Masterbatch solutions provided global service improvements for panels on off-road vehicles 视图
Piranha Marine Propeller Case Study (Snapshot) Complēt™ MT Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Nylon 6 improved durability and vibration damping allowing the blades to flex and absorb energy from minor impacts 视图
Replacing Aluminum with Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFT) 应用公告 Key factors and comparisons to consider when replacing aluminum with long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (LFT); including processing and material performance summaries 视图
Services Capabilities Overview 产品公告 Discover the comprehensive technical services available through Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient to assist customers 视图