Lightweight cars is also the market trend of basalt fiber

Experiments have proved that for every 10% reduction in vehicle weight, fuel efficiency can be increased by 6% to 8%. For every 100 kg weight loss of a car, fuel consumption per 100 kilometers can be reduced by 0.3-0.6 liters, and carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by 1 kg. The use of lightweight materials is one of the main ways to reduce the weight of automobiles.
Basalt fiber is a lightweight material for automobiles
Basalt fiber is a green and environmentally friendly high-performance fiber material. It is often used in the industry to describe its production process by "pointing stone into gold", that is, pulverizing natural basalt ore and melting it in the temperature range of 1450~1500℃, and drawing into basalt. fiber.



Basalt fiber has a series of advantages such as good mechanical properties, good high temperature resistance, stable chemical properties, environmental protection in the production process, and excellent comprehensive performance. The fiber-reinforced composite material prepared by compounding it with resin is a lightweight material with excellent performance.
Basalt fiber helps lightweight cars
In recent years, lightweight cars built with basalt fiber composite materials have frequently appeared in major international auto shows.
The German Edag Light Car concept car uses basalt fiber composite materials to build the car body. It has the advantages of lightness and stability, and is 100% recyclable.
The environmentally-friendly concept caravan Triaca230 of the Italian Roller Team caravan uses basalt fiber composite wall panels, which reduces the weight by 30% compared to traditional materials.
The city electric car launched by Russia’s Yo-motor uses a basalt fiber composite body, and the total weight of the car is only 700kg.



The future prospect of basalt fiber in automobile lightweight
① Application prospects in passenger cars
In recent years, with the urgent need for light weight of pure electric vehicles, and the development of advanced molding processes such as high-pressure RTM, molding and injection molding, continuous fiber-reinforced composite materials have begun to be used in automobiles in batches. Continuous fiber reinforced composite materials have been widely used in door modules, hoods, battery boxes, anti-collision beams, leaf springs, bottom guards and other components.
②Application prospects on commercial vehicles
In recent years, the application of composite materials in commercial vehicles has expanded rapidly, especially in heavy trucks. They are widely used in cab roofs, air deflectors, air deflectors, front wall masks, bumpers, fenders, and side enclosures. Boards, pedals, wheel covers and their decorative panels, under-door decorative panels, front wall decorative covers, side skirts, etc.



Basalt fiber composite materials have better comprehensive properties than traditional materials, and are expected to be mass-produced and applied to the above-mentioned components of commercial vehicles. For the manufacture of basalt fiber, Wuhan Advanced Institute has been constantly exploring innovative models.
In order to further promote the development of new lightweight technologies and applications of global high-performance composite materials in the transportation field, fully implement the National Fourteenth Five-Year Plan, promote the optimization and upgrading of the composite material industry chain, and learn and exchange advanced composite materials and products in the transportation field at home and abroad. Technology, cutting-edge technology and market trends, the composite material network and Hangzhou Kalai Composite Materials Technology Co., Ltd. are scheduled to hold the "Eleventh International Summit of New Technologies and Applications of High-Performance Composite Materials" on June 7-9, 2021 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang The Forum and High-tech Equipment Exhibition" invites experts and scholars in composite materials, products, automobiles, rail transit, aerospace, marine ships and other terminal applications at home and abroad to discuss and exchange in-depth, focusing on studying and communicating the domestic development status of new technologies and applications of international composite materials. Market trends.

The theme of this forum is "High-performance composite materials, new technologies and new applications". The forum will strictly implement environmental protection regulations and health and epidemic prevention requirements, strengthen exchanges and interactions with foreign advanced technologies, and invite domestic and foreign experts to make application technology and market analysis reports, frankly talk about problems and challenges, talk about technology, talk about applications, analyze the market, and build a " Material-products-equipment-parts-end market" seamless docking of the whole industry chain optimization platform is conducive to the top-level design and adjustment planning of enterprises, and it takes the lead in market competition.
During the forum, a composite material high-tech equipment exhibition will be held outside the venue. Equipment companies will participate in the communication and docking of the optimization platform of the entire industry chain, understand the latest needs of customers, adjust product design plans, and jointly promote the development of new composite materials technology and new applications.



At the same time, the forum will also arrange a visit to Sichuan Jumeisheng New Material Technology Co., Ltd. The company is mainly oriented to markets such as auto parts systems, energy storage systems (battery boxes, carbon fiber high-pressure gas cylinders), rail transit, large drones, and petroleum equipment. , Through the use of high-performance composite material large-scale design and process manufacturing technology from Germany, carbon fiber recycling technology, and domestic leading automotive composite material components large-scale mass production experience, to provide high-efficiency, low-cost, high-efficiency, low-cost, Customized lightweight solutions, including material structure design, small batch manufacturing and mass production, lead the application of composite materials in China into the 4.0 era (industrialization, automation, scale, and civilian use).
We sincerely invite experts, scholars, entrepreneurs and industry colleagues in the field of composite materials at home and abroad to come to the conference and seek a new future for composite materials.