Advantages of high performace engineering plastics in the automotive manufacturing industry

Advantages of high performace engineering plastics in the automotive manufacturing industry

Plastics according to production scale, product characteristics and application areas can be broadly divided into three categories of general-purpose plastics, engineering plastics and special engineering plastics, where special engineering plastics production scale than the other two production scale is smaller, but because of its high temperature and corrosion resistance, strength and other characteristics, so widely used in cutting-edge industries.

These melt-processable specialty plastics have the structural capability for long-term use at temperatures above 150°C and short-term use at temperatures above 250°C. In many applications, their chemical resistance and abrasion resistance provide excellent support for their long service life in a variety of complex working conditions.

High-temperature specialty plastics with continuous operating temperatures in excess of 150°C can replace metal in some industries to reduce overall part weight and improve overall part life.

In the demanding environment of the automotive manufacturing industry, the most valuable properties of specialty plastics are high heat resistance, dimensional stability and fatigue resistance, which will be sufficient to replace traditional metal materials and improve the affordability of:

Greater design flexibility

Shorter development cycles

Savings in assembly costs

High performance Engineering Plastics`s advantages over metals

Low Density
Good noise and vibration damping
Electrical and thermal insulation or adjustable electrical conductivity
Good chemical and corrosion resistance
Increased design freedom
Suitable for high volume production processes
Modification of properties to suit specific applications