According to theIHS Chemical(one of the world market and economic information provider) analysis, according to data in 2020, a car will be used to an average of 350 kg of plastic.At the same time, the automobile manufacture carbon fiber market is expected in the next few years with the growth of the three times, in 2013, the car carbon fiber use up to 3400 tons, by 2030, that figure will reach 9800 tons.These predictions come from a report called the automobile design and manufacture of weight loss.
IHS also mentioned at the same time, the car for the chemical industry is a booming market.According to theHIS汽车数据显示，全球汽车出货量在2003年为5690万辆，17年后，到2020年将几乎翻番，达到10亿4100万辆。而快速扩张的中国市场预计将成为推动这一发展的主导力量。
Ihs chemical said, from a practical point of view, carmakers are adopting new materials to comply with government policy to reduce vehicle weight.In America, for example, America's carmakers produce passenger car should be between 2017 and 2025 CAFE fuel efficiency standard 54.5 MPG.
, according to IHS car is expected to achieve the United States and Europe between 2020 and 2025 greenhouse gas emissions targets, vehicle road load should be reduced by 30%.In addition to the large-scale advanced engine, transmission and hybrid technology, use is thought to help reduce 25% ~ 70% of the weight of the car carbon fiber and polymer matrix material is a must.
For some time, plastic industry has tried to use PC material to replace all the glass on the bus.This attempt is methodically, nowadays almost all of the car are PC head lights and tail lights on the PC/PMMA.The next target is the window of the PC vendor.Although there are a certain number of vehicles has been transformed from the traditional glass Windows PC material, cost and regulatory issues are still used to limit the proliferation of this material.
Ihs chemical said, however, used on the Windows PC material can be more innovative than glass.Such as car manufacturers can use the new design, parts will be fully integrated into the window.Windows/light/damper can be integrated together, the lines for the car style and design provide great prospects for development, but also provides more than standard on the overall cost and weight loss plan.
Auto glass and interiors have use of plastic and composite materials, the automotive industry is constantly change, want to also use this method on the body parts.It also led to some creative and design production.
Carbon fiber has long been used in the manufacture of top sports car.But now this technology is also used in standard vehicles to achieve weight loss.Magna's leading supplier of automotive industry, has been completely commercialization of carbon fiber body plate, contains the a-class car accessories such as door plank, lace, engine cover plate.Even so, the cost of carbon fiber is still high, limiting its use to broaden.
In and of itself, the chemical industry have find a solution for the cost problem, a kind of foaming material, plastic and fiber composite materials.The material using standard extrusion, plastic and glass fiber sandwiching foam structure, industry has can use its reengineering a-class car panels, greatly reduce the weight and the cost of the carbon fiber surface of metal, and maintain the integrity of the structure at the same time.In 2013 K, bayer material science shows such a system.Using carbon fiber and polymer composite material is considered to be 25% ~ 70% can reduce vehicle weight very affordable method.
Source (plasticstoday.com)