Automotive Structural Components

Performance Materials for Cars

Automobiles 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
• Achieve precise coloration with our OnColor™ Polymer Colorants and color matching services for various thermoplastic materials  
• Improve the performance of plastic components with our Cesa™ additives portfolio that includes antioxidants and flame retardants
• Reduce the carbon footprint of structural plastic components with Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents and our foaming prediction service