AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

Automobile industry always in

pursuit of increasing efficiency without compensating on safety simultaneously. Efficiency can either be increased by decreasing weight of automobiles or using more efficient fuels or incorporating suitable aerodynamic structure. Of all these alternatives reducing the weight alone inc. efficiency 3 times w/o increasing cost by much.

SPECIALIZED MATERIALS
Composite materials offer

exciting new properties and offer huge advantages of weight, strength, corrosion resistance, sound damping and manufacturing processes. They are also biodegradable and also utilized in interiors, to decrease wear between various moving parts of automobiles.

SHARE OF AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITES

 Carbon fiber reinforced plastic

(or CFRP) is at least as strong as steel yet around 50% lighter. So reducing the overall weight of a vehicle through the intelligent use of CFRP means that the engine doesnt have to be as massive nor produce as much power in order to provide a high performance driving experience. Reduced weight coupled with smaller more efficient engines equals performance gain.

BMW i-3 and i-8 engine

Fresh Hemp plants

HEMP FIBRE
Hemp fiber composite possesses

sufficient mechanical properties required to be used as an interior panel.. For example, pre-manufacturing process of hemp fiber and polypropylene resin accounts for roughly 58% of air pollutants that would be released by premanufacturing of glass fiber. Manufacturing of hemp fiber relies heavily on farming where the main source of energy comes from the sun.

FRESH HEMP PLANTS

ADVANTAGES OF HEMP FIBRE

Hemp fiber possesses a numerous advantages over glass

fiber. Light weight . Safe during handling process as it does not affect human lungs when inhaled Non-abrasive to equipments and tools eliminating wear on the tools. Good calorific energy through incineration Hemp grows easily, requires little to no weed control and is abundant in many regions of the world Good acoustic property, good thermal insulation, absence of splintering, and excellent formability

HEMP FIBRE APPLICATIONS

Automotive industries

for use in interior panel and other parts

Henry Ford swinging an axe at his 1941 car to demonstrate the toughness of the plastic trunk door made of soybean and hemp

 Every car manufacturer is looking for

new materials that will enable them to make lighter weight cars with improved safety features at a lower cost. New highly flexible composite, Araldite HFC with outstanding flexibility and strength that will not shatter in an accident which will cut the cost of car panel production. .
system, Araldite HFC has similar material characteristics to elastomers excellent impact, abrasion and tear resistance with good elongation and tensile resistance - but is very different in terms of material and production time costs. As opposed to elastomers, where it is difficult to incorporate fabric reinforcement, and the processing is complex and expensive, the processing of low viscosity Araldite Highly Flexible Composite is simple.

As a result of a thermosetting resin

RECENT RESEARCH
Indonesia, is on its way creating new

materials that are natural and ecofriendly applicable including bioautomobile, organic electronics, and structural building materials. Utilizing cellulose nanofibers, researchers in collaboration with a Japanese automobile industry are developing bio-nanocomposite materials that are flexible, transparent, mechanically strong and thermally stable targeting at automobile body weight and construction materials application.

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