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BASF and SGL develop automotive composites
BASF and The SGL Group today announced that they will work together to develop a new composite based on carbon fiber and reactive polyamide systems, and plan to use thermoplastic resin transfer molding (T-RTM) and reaction injection molding (RIM) processes for mass production of automotive parts to significantly shorten the processing cycle of
automotive parts.
In this cooperation, BASF is mainly responsible for the development of new polymer matrices, while SGL Group is responsible for solving technical problems
related to carbon fiber.
According to Dr.
Martin Jung, Head of BASF's R&D Structural Materials Business Unit, the company is using low-viscosity and highly reactive caprolactam as the starting point to make fibers have good wettability in T-RTM and RIM processes, thereby shortening the processing cycle
of automotive parts.
In order to achieve the optimal combination of polyamides and fibers, the two companies have also successfully developed a suitable carbon fiber surface treatment process
.
Hubert Jöger, Head of SGL Group's Technology and Innovation Business Unit, said: "With this suitable carbon fiber treatment, polyamide and carbon fiber are optimally combined
.
In this way, the stiffness and strength of the carbon fiber can be fully transmitted to the various parts
of the composite.
(Li Wei)
