Work Package 2: Polymeric Materials
Lead partner: AAU
Work Package Description:
Polymers and their composites are important materials when focus is on low weight, strength and manufacturing. Today's demands for environmentally friendly green materials can be fulfilled by polymers. Essentially everything living consists of big (macro) molecules that can be considered natural polymers. Biomass can be transformed into various building blocks for green materials.
The use of biomaterials is also a topic in this work package. Polymeric composites and nanocomposites will be obtained in order to produce car parts which will replace the steel through a novel design with the purpose of reducing the body weight of the car.
Two types of composites are being considered; one reinforced with natural fillers based on polylactic acid (PLA) for non-critical load bearing applications, and polyamide (PA) composites reinforced with textiles for highly loaded structural applications. To achieve properties – structural objectives, nanocomposites based on polypropylene (PP) reinforced with nanoparticles and/or fibres will be developed and tested.
Low density polymer foams for sandwich structures based on thermoplastic and renewable thermoset matrices will be investigated to optimise the mechanical properties.
Lead partner: AAU
Work Package Description:
Polymers and their composites are important materials when focus is on low weight, strength and manufacturing. Today's demands for environmentally friendly green materials can be fulfilled by polymers. Essentially everything living consists of big (macro) molecules that can be considered natural polymers. Biomass can be transformed into various building blocks for green materials.
The use of biomaterials is also a topic in this work package. Polymeric composites and nanocomposites will be obtained in order to produce car parts which will replace the steel through a novel design with the purpose of reducing the body weight of the car.
Two types of composites are being considered; one reinforced with natural fillers based on polylactic acid (PLA) for non-critical load bearing applications, and polyamide (PA) composites reinforced with textiles for highly loaded structural applications. To achieve properties – structural objectives, nanocomposites based on polypropylene (PP) reinforced with nanoparticles and/or fibres will be developed and tested.
Low density polymer foams for sandwich structures based on thermoplastic and renewable thermoset matrices will be investigated to optimise the mechanical properties.
