Breaking Material Barriers

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