Ford intends to put carbon materials into road cars

Ford intends to put carbon materials into road cars

Focus bonnet carbon fiber reinforced plastic exhibiting at the Composites Europe event in Dusseldorf, Germany unveiled its ambitious American cars in the use of these materials in mass production.

5 times the strength of steel, hard double, weighs one-third, carbon fiber is widely used in the aerospace and racing. But with its civil production car is still a dream by making long, expensive.

Ca-po lightweight CFRP half compared to those made from traditional steel, and according to Ford's European Research Center construction time it can also shorten due to the continuous use of the assembly line.


Bonnet Ford Focus using carbon fiber reinforced plastic.
Inga Wehmeyer, materials research engineer at Ford's European Research Center analysis: "The main benefit of reducing the weight of the car is the fuel economy but to create automotive components made of carbon materials by moderate price fast stage is unthinkable. way associated with the project experts through research Hightech.NRW, Ford is trying to solve the element to support the production of carbon materials " .

Project startup Hightech.NRW 2 years ago and will continue until September / 2013 in order to develop methods of manufacturing carbon composite material panels, paint meet the standards, reduce production time and profitable

Ford said that carbon will not appear in the near future. But manufacturing technology it will be converted to large-scale application.