Scott Bader advanced materials are used in the prize-winning Hyundai Intrado
JEC Composites recently gave its JEC 2015 Jury Prize to Hyundai and chassis designer Axon Automotive (part of Far-UK Ltd.) for the Intrado hydrogen-powered crossover car. Two advanced composites materials developed by Scott Bader are used to manufacture the super-lightweight carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) car chassis. The vacuum-infused chassis components for this concept vehicle use Axon Automotive’s innovative Axontex™ structural beam technology, which has Crestapol® 1250LV as the specified high-performance acrylic thermoset resin.
All of the chassis and frame CFRP components are robotically bonded together by Axon using Crestabond® M1-20 primerless structural adhesive, with no mechanical fixings needed. The result is an automotive chassis with the strength and stiffness of a similar steel structure, but with a 70% savings in the overall chassis weight.