Light-​weight com­po­si­te struc­tu­res with tailo­red me­cha­ni­cal, electri­cal and ther­mal pro­per­ties - LI­TA­PROP

Pro­ject sum­ma­ry

Along­si­de their ex­cel­lent spe­ci­fic me­cha­ni­cal pro­per­ties, fibre-​reinforced ther­mo­plastics (FRT) bear the po­ten­ti­al to re­du­ce ma­nu­fac­tu­ring costs due to their high vo­lu­me pro­duc­tion ca­pa­bi­li­ty while also being well re­cy­clable at a low en­er­gy level. The areas of ap­p­li­ca­ti­on, how­e­ver, are still li­mi­ted con­cer­ning ther­mal and electri­cal pro­per­ties. The LI­TA­PROP pro­ject ad­dres­ses these li­mi­ta­ti­ons by de­ve­lo­ping novel nano and micro fil­ler veils and strips (NMFVS) while also ta­king pro­cess chains and the de­ve­lo­p­ment pro­cess its­elf into ac­count. The NMFVS en­able users to tailor the pro­per­ties of a com­po­si­te layup to their spe­ci­fic ther­mal and electri­cal needs wit­hout a ne­ga­ti­ve ef­fect on the me­cha­ni­cal pro­per­ties. With the de­ve­lo­p­ment of this tech­no­lo­gy and a sui­ta­ble de­sign me­tho­do­lo­gy, FRT can be used in im­portant mass-​critical ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons like bat-​tery, con­trol­ler, or dri­ve­train housings for elec­tro­mo­bi­li­ty.