BASF and SGL Group to develop reactive polyamide-carbon fibre composites

摘要

BASF and the SGL Group will jointly develop a composite material based on a reactive polyamide system and suitable carbon fibres, serving the cost-effective production of thermoplastic carbon fibre-reinforced composites. The material system will find use in the T-RTM process (Thermoplastic Resin Transfer Moulding), as well as the reactive injection moulding process, and permits considerably shorter processing cycles than conventional thermosetting RTM. The adjustment of the material system to these faster processing techniques plays a major role for the entry of light and high-strength structural components made of carbon fibre composites into automotive mass production.