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Vehicle underbodies made from natural fibers and recycled plastics The project partners Fraunhofer WKI, Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research (TITK e.V.), Röchling Automotive SE & Co. KG, BBP Kunststoffwerk BBP Kunststoffwerk Marbach Baier GmbH and AUDI AG have succeeded in developing a sustainable overall concept for vehicle underbodies. It is made from #natural fibers and recycled #plastics. The researchers have taken a challenging component group with a high plastic content and made it accessible for the utilization of natural materials. Until now, natural-fiber-reinforced plastics have predominantly been used in #cars for trim parts without significant mechanical functions. Structural components such as vehicle underbodies are, however, exposed to enormous loads and place high demands on the bending and crash behavior of the material. In modern lightweight vehicle concepts, high-performance materials made from glass-fiber-reinforced plastics are therefore utilized. The focus at the Fraunhofer WKI was directed at the development of the materials for injection molding as well as the hydrophobization of #flax and #hemp #fibers for natural-fiber-reinforced mixed-fiber non-wovens. https://lnkd.in/eqDCiQdJ (Image: 政徳 吉田, Pixabay) #automotive #fibers #fibres #recycled #lightweight #cars #technicaltextiles

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