SABIC RELEASES AT JEC WORLD 2018 RESULTS OF LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT OF CAR DOORS MADE WITH UDMAX™ THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE TAPE
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is releasing here at JEC World 2018 in stand L84, hall 5, the results of a recent lifecycle assessment of passenger car side doors using hybrid material solutions including laminates made with its continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFRTC), the UDMAX™ GPP 45-70 tape.
(firmenpresse) - PARIS, FRANCE, March 8, 2018 - SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is releasing here at JEC World 2018 in stand L84, hall 5, the results of a recent lifecycle assessment of passenger car side doors using hybrid material solutions including laminates made with its continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFRTC), the UDMAX two key environmental categories: global warming potential and cumulative energy demand. In addition to weighing significantly less than steel, aluminum and magnesium, the CFRTC parts deliver exceptional strength, corrosion resistance and the ability to be produced in high volumes using injection molding.
Nikhil Verghese, research fellow, Technology & Innovation at SABIC, added,
In the European Union, 95 percent of all passenger cars must achieve 95 g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2020 with 100 percent compliance by 20211. In China and Japan the requirements
are 117 g/km of CO2 and 122 g/km of CO2, respectively, by 2020.
Assessment Parameters and Results
The lifecycle assessment, performed in compliance with ISO 14040/44, compared a side door of a passenger car (a typical sedan) made with thermoplastic matrix composites comprising of UDMAX.
The results for the internal combustion powertrain showed that the thermoplastic composite doors achieved lower global warming potential than any of the three metal doors: 26 percent lower than steel, 21 percent lower than aluminum and 37 percent lower than magnesium. These numbers were slightly different for the hybrid and electric powertrains.
For cumulative energy demand, the thermoplastic composite doors also achieved lower numbers than the metal doors: 10 percent less than steel, 13 percent less than aluminum and 26 percent less than magnesium for the internal combustion powertrain. Again, the results were slightly different for the hybrid and electric powertrains.
Key reasons for these results begin with the lighter weight of the UDMAX
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1 EU CO2 standards for passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles. https://www.theicct.org/publications/eu-co2-standards-passenger-cars-and-light-commercial-vehicles.
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Datum: 08.03.2018 - 04:43 Uhr
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