Visit the Dow Corning web site

Bonding technology used for sports car

A Huntsman Advanced Materials product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 1, 2008

Fischer worked with Huntsman Advanced Materials using Araldite resin transfer moulding (RTM) and specialist bonding technologies for the carbon side blades on the Audi R8 sports car.

Fischer Composite Technology specialises in the development and production of complex carbon fibre composites for use in the automotive, aerospace and sports leisure equipment industries.

In a recent project for Audi, Fischer worked with Huntsman Advanced Materials using Araldite resin transfer moulding (RTM) and specialist bonding technologies for the production of the carbon side blades on the Audi R8 sports car.

Measuring 900 x 500mm, the side blade is made from two RTM shells which are later bonded together using Araldite 2015, a two-component epoxy adhesive paste with a highly resilient bond.

Sag resistant up to 10mm, Araldite 2015 is particularly suitable for SMC and GRP bonding applications.

During the Araldite RTM process to produce the side blade, some dry pre-formed carbon fibres are put into a mould and injected with epoxy resin.

The inner shell is cast with all the fixing devices to mount the side blade on to the car already in place, so no additional auxiliary component bonding or finishing is required.

The outer shell comprises a three-layer CFK/GFK structure.

Once mounted, the visible outer side of the side blade is a 6K Twill 2/2 carbon fibre surface, protected from UV sunlight with a clear, glossy lacquer finish.

Not what you're looking for? Search the site.

Back to top Back to top

Google Ads

 

Contact Huntsman Advanced Materials

Related Stories

Contact Huntsman Advanced Materials
Newsletter sign up

Request your free weekly copy of the Engineeringtalk email newsletter ...

Visit the Dow Corning web site

Articles by product category

All suppliers A - Z

A Pro-talk Publication

A Pro-talk publication