Gurit launches auto composite material range at CE

Exhibiting on stand 4/D07, Gurit is showcasing its new range of composite materials for the automotive industry. The range includes:

SC 110 Cosmetic Carbon Prepreg

SC 110 is a new cosmetic grade prepreg that tilizes a high clarity, versatile hot-melt, epoxy resin formulation.  The  unique  formulation  ensures that  no  whitewash  or  white  spots  are  evident in the cured resin. 

It is ideal for manufacturing high visual quality components using autoclave, press and vacuum-only processing. It can be cured  at  temperatures  as  low  as  80°C,  or  it can  be  used  for  faster moulding of components at 120°C. This is achieved with a good out-life of up to 3 weeks at 21°C.  It is a toughened system, and offers excellent mechanical properties on a wide variety of reinforcing fabrics and fibres. 

SE 200 Structural Epoxy Prepreg

SE 200 is a high strength toughened epoxy system that has a flexible cure envelope ranging from 135°C to 200°C.  SE 200  has  been  developed  to  enable  rapid  part  manufacture  through  a number  of  composite  processing  methods.   

The  minimum  cure temperature  is  135°C  from  which  SE 200  develops  Tg  and  strength properties  at  a  level  associated  with  high  temperature  195°C  curing systems. 

Higher  temperature  cures  in  excess  of  180°C  will  achieve  the best  dry  and  wet  thermal  performance. Using  the  appropriate  press  moulding technology it is possible to achieve a 15 minutes hot-in / hot-out cure  at  195°C,  making  SE 200  suitable  for  the  economic  production  of  automotive parts. 

SE 200  Structural  Prepreg  can  be  used  in  the  making  of  parts  such  as  structural  lower  tubs,  bulkheads, front  and  rear  scuttles,  exhaust  tunnels  and other structural components.