Fiber-Metal Laminates for Electric Vehicle Applications

The Israeli company Manna Laminates has launched its new organic sheet FEATURE (flame retardant, electromagnetic shielding, beautiful and sound insulation, thermally conductive, lightweight, strong and economical) FML (fiber-metal laminate) semi-finished raw material, which is an integrated A laminate of sheet metal layers, which can be placed on the outside of the laminate, or between layers of reinforcing fabric (usually fiberglass or carbon fiber)
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Fiber-Metal Laminates for Electric Vehicle Applications

FEATURE FLM is part of Manna Laminates' family of Formtex continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFTs) made from advanced woven fabric organic sheets or laid-up unidirectional tapes
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According to the company, these laminates can be tailored to part or industry requirements, making them ideal for quasi-isotropically bearing hybrid parts
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It is said to be an innovative and affordable material with superior quality and performance
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FEATURE organic board semi-finished raw materials are also considered as ideal materials for electric vehicle battery casings, which can be used in the upper and lower parts of battery casings, as well as electrical boxes.
, high energy absorption, strong durability and lightweight, etc.
put forward high requirements
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FEATURE materials can also be used for typical body parts such as cross members, side members, wheel brackets and others
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In addition, metal foils can also be integrated into laminates during the fabrication of organic boards
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In contrast, with other organic board manufacturing processes, to integrate the metal foil into the plastic substrate, this step must be done during the second lamination process
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Manna Laminates' FEATURE laminates can be thermoformed in injection or compression molds, which ensures that only one part and One molding process, which also works for complex shapes
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Using its innovative impregnation and consolidation process, Manna can produce 10mm thick laminates with superior mechanical properties and resistance to delamination in one step
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To manufacture FEATURE organic board materials, a wide range of fiber/resin combinations can be used, and the product forms are also varied
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The fiber materials that can be used include alkali-free glass fiber and carbon fiber, and the resin materials include PP, PA6, HDPE, LDPE, and PC
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