The TECHNYL® MAX reinforced glass fiber polyamide solution targets structural components, such as transmission and motor mount cross beams, battery system mounts, air shutter grills and seat structures. Its low density offers significant weight savings over typical die-cast metals at comparable tensile strength. This is of particular importance for applications in EVs, which require even greater rigidity and fatigue resistance due to higher frequencies and cyclical load.
In the internal combustion engine, making parts with engineering plastic materials, or nylon, has proven to be an important breakthrough, by reducing weight significantly without sacrificing performance. TECHNYL® MAX glass fiber reinforced polyamide is the metal replacement polymer of choice for components like the engine mount, middle consoles gearbox support, throttle body and more.
For automotive transmission parts, metal replacement materials must offer both rigidity and fatigue resistance to meet the needs of applications ranging from the powertrain mounting system, transmission cover to the pedal systems. For safety-critical parts, such as brake pedals, TECHNYL® MAX reinforced glass fiber polyamide is at the technology forefront, replacing the conventional steel design with a lightweight hybrid structure.
Moreover, these advantages of the glass fiber reinforced polyamide, or nylon, for metal replacement have applications beyond the automotive segment. Sectors like consumer and industrial goods can also benefit from TECHNYL® MAX’s rigidity, fatigue resistance and weight reduction properties for mechanical supports and mountings, robotics components and other parts with high-end mechanical needs.