BASF and The Carbon Company have concluded the joint research of a new composite material system as a development step of their collaboration.
The system aims at enhancing the cost-effectiveness of manufacturing thermoplastic carbon-fibre composites, for example in injection procedures (T-RTM: thermoplastic resin transfer moulding) and reaction injection moulding.
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The composite is based on a reactive polyamide system and compatible carbon fibres. A carbon-fibre surface-or sizing-specially designed for the matrix system as well as tailored thermoplastic reactive systems mean that lightweight structural components for the automotive industry, for example, can now be manufactured quickly and easily.
The collaboration between SGL Group and BASF was launched in October, 2012.
On the basis of the now-complete material research, the transfer of the special systems made from carbon fibres and matrices into specific applications of customers in the automotive industry is now under way.
