Composition of LCF30-PA12

LCF30-PA12 Raw Materials uses Nylon 12 as the base material. Nylon 12 itself has many excellent properties. For example, it has excellent abrasion resistance and can maintain the integrity of its own structure under long – term frictional conditions, being not prone to wear. It also has excellent toughness. When subjected to external forces, it can deform to a certain extent without breaking, thus effectively absorbing energy. Meanwhile, it has good chemical resistance and can resist the erosion of a variety of chemical substances, remaining stable in complex chemical environments. The long carbon fiber has a filling proportion of 30% in this composite material. Long carbon fibers themselves possess remarkable strength and rigidity, which can significantly enhance the overall performance of the material, greatly improving the tensile strength of the material and enabling it to maintain its structural stability better when under tensile force. At the same time, it also greatly enhances the impact resistance of the material. The combination of long carbon fibers and Nylon 12 achieves an excellent balance between lightweight and strength, enabling this composite material to reduce weight without sacrificing strength performance.

Production Method

This composite material is mainly produced by extrusion molding or injection molding methods. During the production process, Nylon 12 and long carbon fibers need to be thoroughly mixed first. This mixing process must ensure that the two are evenly mixed, without local over – or under – concentration of carbon fibers. Then, the mixed material is heated to a molten state, and the molding operation is carried out in this state. In this way, the long carbon fibers can be evenly distributed throughout the material, thereby improving the overall performance of the material. If the carbon fibers are not evenly distributed, it may lead to over – or under – performance in certain parts of the material, affecting the overall quality and performance of the material.

Performance Advantages

1. High Strength and Rigidity: The reinforcing effect of long carbon fibers in the material is not to be underestimated. It endows the material with excellent strength and rigidity. This enables the composite material to maintain structural stability when under high loads, without being easily deformed or damaged. For example, in some structural components that need to support heavy objects or withstand large pressures, this material can exhibit excellent performance.
2. Excellent Abrasion Resistance: Due to the good abrasion resistance of Nylon 12 itself and the reinforcing effect of long carbon fibers, the abrasion resistance of this composite material is even more excellent. This characteristic makes it particularly suitable for high – wear environments. For example, in mechanical parts that require frequent movement and have large friction, this material can effectively resist wear, thereby prolonging the service life of the parts, reducing the frequency of part replacement, and lowering maintenance costs.
3. Lightweight: Compared with traditional metal materials, the LCF30-PA12 composite material has an obvious lightweight advantage. In modern engineering design, reducing the overall weight of the product has many important implications. For example, in automobile manufacturing, it can improve fuel efficiency, and in the aerospace field, it can reduce the take – off weight of aircraft. This lightweight characteristic, without affecting the material strength, provides more possibilities for product design and performance optimization.
4. Good Chemical Stability: LCF30-PA12 has good chemical stability and can adapt to a variety of chemical environments. Whether in acidic, alkaline or other more complex chemical environments, it is not easily corroded. This characteristic enables this composite material to be widely used in various chemical – related fields, such as the manufacturing of chemical equipment and the storage containers for chemical reagents.
5. Excellent Thermal Stability: LCF30-PA12 has excellent thermal stability and can work normally in a relatively high – temperature environment and maintain its performance unaffected. This characteristic is very crucial in some high – temperature working environments. For example, in the parts near the automobile engine or in industrial equipment that requires high – temperature processing, this material can operate stably, ensuring the normal operation of the equipment and improving the reliability and safety of the equipment.
6. Superior Impact Toughness: Even in a low – temperature environment, this composite material can maintain good toughness. This superior impact toughness enables it to effectively absorb and disperse energy when facing sudden external impacts, avoiding brittle fracture of the material. This characteristic has important application value in some application scenarios that may be subject to low – temperature impacts, such as outdoor equipment in cold regions or low – temperature storage equipment.
7. Strong Processability: This composite material is suitable for a variety of molding processes, among which extrusion molding and injection molding are more commonly used methods. This strong processability feature enables it to conveniently manufacture products with various complex shapes during the manufacturing process. Whether it is the housing of electronic components with fine structures or the parts of sports equipment with complex shapes, they can all be manufactured through appropriate molding processes, providing great flexibility for product design and innovation.
8. Environment – Friendly: It is worth mentioning that the LCF30-PA12 material has the characteristic of recyclability, which conforms to the current trend of sustainable development. Through recycling, the waste of resources can be reduced and the pressure on the environment can be decreased. In today’s era when resources are increasingly scarce and environmental protection is receiving increasing attention, this environment – friendly material has great development potential.

Application Fields

LCF30-PA12 has been widely used in multiple fields by virtue of its unique performance advantages. In the automotive field, it is widely used in body structural parts, parts around the engine, etc. These parts need to have sufficient strength to ensure the safety and reliability of the automobile, and also need to consider lightweight to improve fuel economy. In the aerospace field, this material can be used to manufacture interior parts of aircraft, landing gear parts, etc. The requirement for lightweight is more stringent in the aerospace field, and the high – strength and lightweight characteristics of this material can well meet this requirement. In the electronics and electrical appliances fields, it can be used to manufacture the housings of electronic devices, circuit board brackets, etc. Its good chemical stability and processability enable it to adapt to the complex use environment of electronic devices and meet the design requirements of various shapes. In the sports equipment field, parts such as bicycle frames and golf clubs also often use this material because its lightweight enables athletes to operate the equipment more easily, and at the same time, its high strength and good impact toughness can ensure the safety of the equipment during use.

Recycling

LCF30-PA12 can be recycled through mechanical and chemical recycling methods. Mechanical recycling refers to processing the waste composite materials into reusable particles or powders through physical means such as crushing and grinding, and then re – using these recycled materials to manufacture new products or as additives in the production of other materials. Chemical recycling uses chemical reactions to decompose the composite material into its original components, and then purifies and re – synthesizes these components to obtain new materials. This recycling method can effectively reduce the waste of resources and the impact of waste on the environment, conforms to the concept of circular economy, and is one of the important ways to achieve sustainable development.

Application Case

In the automobile manufacturing project field, LCF30-PA12 produced by Carbon (Xiamen) New Material was successfully applied to the manufacturing of body structural parts. Body structural parts play a crucial role in the overall structure of an automobile. They not only need to bear the overall load of the vehicle body but also must be able to effectively cope with various impacts from the road, such as the impacts generated by bumps, potholes, and sudden braking. After a series of strict tests, it was found that compared with the body structural parts made of traditional metal materials, those made of this composite material are approximately 20% lighter in weight. This weight reduction is of great significance for automobiles. It directly helps to improve the fuel efficiency of automobiles because the lighter the vehicle, the less resistance it needs to overcome during driving, thus reducing fuel consumption. Meanwhile, the body structural parts made of this composite material have a 30% increase in strength. This increase in strength makes the body structure more stable, enabling it to better maintain the integrity and stability of the vehicle body during driving and enhancing the driving stability of the automobile.

In addition, due to the excellent abrasion resistance of this composite material, this characteristic ensures that the body structural parts can still maintain good reliability during long – time driving, even when facing various complex road conditions and frequent vibration and friction. For automobile manufacturers, this characteristic can reduce the risk of wear and damage to body structural parts, thereby reducing maintenance costs. After detailed cost analysis and market research, the project team expects that the models using this material will significantly reduce the frequency of maintenance, and the operating costs during the entire life cycle of the vehicle will be significantly reduced. This successful case fully demonstrates the great potential of the LCF30-PA12 composite material in modern automobile manufacturing, and also provides a strong reference for the further promotion and application of this material in other fields.

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