Automotive industry is developing towards lightweight, environmental protection and multifunctionality in recent years. Modified plastics are important lightweight materials for automobiles, which can not only reduce the mass of parts by about 40%, but also reduce the purchase cost by about 40%. This has led to a rapid rise in the use of modified plastics in automobiles!
Ø What are the common plastics used for automotive interior parts?
v Automobile dashboard
Instrument panels of automobiles are generally made of ABS/PC, reinforced PP and SMA. These materials are heat-resistant, impact-resistant advantages, and have good overall performance.
v Steering wheel
The steering wheel is generally made of heat& cold-resistant and wear-resistant materials. Therefore,modified PP, PVC, PU, ABS are widely used in this area, the skeleton is generally selected as steel skeleton. Glass fiber reinforced PA is also used to replace the steel to achieve lightweight.
v Door interior panel
Similar to dashboard materials, it is also made of skeleton, foam and leather. The skeleton is molded from ABS, and the leather is usually a synthetic leather, a composite of PU foam and knit polyester fiber.
v Door handles
Mostly use PC, ABS, PC/ABS, PC/PBT, PA and other compliant materials. Take Audi and Volkswagen as an example, the interior door handles use plating grade PC/ABS.
With the development of the automotive industry, especially the rise of new energy vehicles, the market requirements for automotive interior plastics is getting higher and higher, in addition to high strength and durability, the material is also more stringent on high temperature resistance and VOC odor control!
In order to respond to the market requirements, we have launched the “High-end series of OMNISTAB Weathering Solutions” to improve the long-term weather resistance and thermal stability of automotive interior plastics. At the same time, the overall formulation has low VOC and low odor features, which will make the air inside the car fresher, thus ensuring the health of passengers.
Ø OMNISTAB High-end series for the weatherability improvement of automotive interior
> UV ABSORBER
OMNISTAB UVP
OMNISTAB UV360
OMNISTAB UV312
OMNISTAB UV3853
> LIGHT STABILIZER
OMNISTAB LS119
OMNISTAB LS2020
OMNISTAB LS5050H
> ANTIOXIDANT
OMNISTAB AO-80
OMNISTAB AN9128
OMNISTAB HN130
For detailed weathering solutions for different automotive interior plastics, welcome to contact us!
