The Challenges

The key trend in the automotive market worldwide has long been the innovative technologies that allow for lightweight vehicles and parts. As the market demand rises for better fuel efficiency and eco-friendly solutions, automakers and parts providers are increasingly adopting plastic materials as part of a diversification strategy to deliver lightweight car bodies.

Under the broad diversification strategy, manufacturers of automotive components are pushing for different objectives. As for relatively big-sized structure parts with complex design, companies focus on securing materials with excellent flowability and dimensional stability.

Panorama Sunroof Frame, one of structure parts, is now being used for vehicles of various sizes and types across the world, due largely to the increase in outdoor activities. LOTTE Chemical has developed INFINO® PBT/ASA/GF AR-5300H with high flowability and dimensional stability optimized for Panorama Sunroof Frame in the category of automotive structure parts.

The Solutions

LOTTE Chemical’s INFINO® PBT/ASA/GF AR-5300H has excellent dimensional stability in a way that minimizes dimensional distortion and deformation, an ideal solution for Sunroof Frame, which is a large-sized injection molding product.

INFINO® PBT/ASA/GF AR-5300H comes with excellent dimensional stability, a feature of PBT. In addition, it has high flowability and weatherability -- characteristics of ASA. At the same time, AR- 5300H has enhanced its thermal stability through the GF reinforcement, particularly with the help of LOTTE Chemical’s unique technologies that greatly reduce the defective appearance stemming from the GF protrusion, and effectively minimize the deterioration in dimensional stability related to anisotropy.

AR-5300H’s dimensional Stability and flowability allow for not only large-sized and complicated design, but also improved productivity. In addition, it is built on the improved defect rates, which secures high surface quality and lowers material/system costs.

Key Features

• Excellent Dimensional Stability (Low CLTE)

• Excellent Flowability

• Good Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability & Weatherability

• Good Surface Quality

Customer Benefits

• Lightweight : 40% lighter that steel

• Design Freedom for large-sized and complicated injection molding

• Better Productivity : Improved defect rates

Nina Cho│  Application Development Team Manager 

hj90.cho@lottechem.com

T +82-31-596-3799

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