Combining the unique Daron® 8151 resin with carbon fibers into SMC enables the reliable manufacture of components with superior mechanical strength, low density, E-coat capability and low emissions, while maintaining the design flexibility typical for composites.
In recent years, novel SMC materials based on carbon fiber have become commercially available and are now applied at full industrial scale to produce ultra-light structural parts that outperform their equivalents in aluminum and steel.
AOC has now developed a unique Daron® resin technology for use in SMC that enables chopped CF molded parts with the mechanical performance of Epoxy Resin CF-SMC to be manufactured with the ease of UPR and Vinyl Ester SMC. The combination with excellent flow behavior during molding, means that the resulting mechanical properties of the parts are truly outstanding (Tensile Modulus at 43 GPa, Tensile Strength over 300 MPa).
By working closely with its customers throughout the supply chain, AOC has contributed to producing CF-SMC cost-effectively on an industrial scale, to be used in the engineering and production of structural interior automotive parts. These combine benefits of great mechanical properties, processing robustness in larger series, cost efficiency, extremely low part emissions, and design freedom. Please check out this Blog on the Tucana project for further detail (https://aocresins.com/en-emea/about-us/blog/20211025-carbon-smc-high-performance-delivered-at-industrial-scale/).
