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Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics (c-GFRTP)
Contributing to the integration and weight reduction of various parts
With the increasing importance of environmental protection and with stricter regulations on CO2 emissions as well as fuel efficiency, the weight reduction of automobiles is becoming more and more important. Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics (c-GFRTP) brings out the best characteristics of reinforced woven fibers, so this material has excellent strength, rigidity, and impact absorbing property. Therefore, c-GFRTP can be considered as an alternative to metals and contributes to the need for weight reduction.
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QWhat applications do you predict?
By substituting metal with Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics, it is possible to contribute to weight reduction and extend the mileage of automobiles.
By substituting metal with Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics, it is possible to contribute to weight reduction and extend the mileage of automobiles.
Lightweight and high physical properties
In order to contribute to further weight reduction of automobiles, Asahi Kasei has established technologies for excellent strength, high rigidity, and high impact absorbing property by clarifying and controlling the mechanism of the interfacial strength development between resin and glass fiber. Since Asahi Kasei's engineering plastics have strength and impact absorbing property that are equal to or higher than those of metal, they can guarantee collision safety and light weight effect. Accordingly, Asahi Kasei will propose them as materials that can contribute to reliability and fuel efficiency improvement.
Bumper beam and brake pedal
Since the parts like bumper beams and brake pedals are made of metals such as iron and aluminum, weight reduction is needed. Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics has comparable strength, rigidity, impact resistance, and durability to metal. Steel bumper beams require post-processing such as bending or welding to another component. Integral molding using Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics can reduce not only weight, but also the number of processes and parts.
