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LanXess Fakuma focus on high temperature plastic for future cars
Speciality chemicals company LanXess will focus on sustainable car interior uses of its thermoplastics at Fakuma trade fair.
Jan Bender, Head of Marketing for High Performance Materials at LanXess, said: “We want to show that our high-performance plastics contribute significantly to environmentally and climate-friendly mobility. We are also presenting ourselves as a competent development partner for applications of plastics in new forms of mobility, such as electric mobility and self-driving vehicles, and are demonstrating possible solutions with our materials.”
The XTS2 heat stabilisation system (Xtreme Temperature Stabilisation) is a highlight of LanXess’s booth. This system increases the continuous operating temperatures of certain Durethan polyamides to over 230C. The first of its new product line is a glass-fibre-reinforced Polyamide 66 grade, Durethan AKV35XTS2.
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Bender said: “This is our response to the growing trend toward more efficient combustion engines that subject plastic components under the hood to higher thermal loads.”
The polyamides provide an alternative to costly, heat-stabilised speciality thermoplastics such as fully and semi-aromatic polyamides and polyphenylene sulphide. Possible applications include air intake modules with an integrated intercooler or air ducts near the turbocharger.
Flame-retardant polyamides and polyesters that have major potential for use within electric vehicles and self-driving vehicle designs represent another key area. One example is Pocan AF4130, a blend of PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) and ASA (acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate).
Using various exhibits, LanXess will highlight the great potential offered by plastic-metal-hybrid technology (hybrid technology) and the Tepex-branded continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites in lightweight automotive design. Lightweight frontend modules with high load capacity produced with hybrid technology will be on show. By way of Tepex exhibits, LanXess will be displaying serially manufactured underfloor protection paneling such as a center tunnel cover and engine underride protection that stand out due to their very high degree of mechanical toughness. A lightweight door module support for a compact-class vehicle and a structurally reinforced front end with integrated active grille shutters (AGS) will also be on show.
The trend towards turbo-charged engines has led to more stringent heat resistance requirements within engine air management for hollow plastic parts such as charge-air ducts. LanXess will present the new Durethan AKV320ZH2.0 and Durethan BKV320ZH2.0 polyamides at Fakuma. These are designed mainly for 3D suction blow moulding of air ducts.