BASF Senior Vice President for Structural Materials Josef Wünsch explains the evolution of mobility at the BASF Science Symposium: smart energy for a sustainable future held on March 9th 2015 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. For more information see https://creator-space.basf.com/content/basf/creatorspace/en/events/symposium-ludwigshafen.past.html.
4. 150 years
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Thinner and more comfortable diapers –
Enabled by chemistry
Low cross-linking High cross-linkingCombination
high capacity
reduced permeability
Incorporation Dispersion Absorption
low capacity
increased permeability
high capacity
increased permeability
16. 150 years
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Small amounts of highly active precious
group metals clean exhaust gas
Carrier
(ceramic)
Palladium
Oxidation
Rhodium
Reduction
HC / CO H2O / CO2
NOx N2 O2
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700
800
900
1.000
1.100
1.200
1.300
1.400
2030202520202015201020052000199519901985198019751970
Opel Astra H
Renault Megane
Golf VI
Ford Focus
BMW 1er
Opel Astra
Audi A3
Golf VFiat Stilo
Toyota Corolla
Honda Civic
Seat Toledo
Ford Focus
Ford Focus
Opel Astra
Golf IV
Fiat Brava
Renault Megane
Peugeot 306
Opel Astra
Golf III
Citroen ZX
Renault 19
Toyota Corolla
Fiat Tipo
Opel Kadett
Peugeot 305
Golf II
Renault 9
Ford Escort
Opel Kadett
Fiat Ritmo
Golf I
Ford Escort
Opel Kadett
Citroen GS
Source: Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge Aachen 2008, own figures
Safety
Comfort
Driving Performance
Roominess
Variability
Quality
Vehicle weight for compact cars in Europe [kg]
VW Golf VII
Examples of
reversed trend
(ca. 80 kg reduction)
Golf VII
Average vehicle weight increased over
the previous 5 decades
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2
1
Highest stiffness by combination of
injection molding with press-forming
StiffnessbyDesign/DesignFreedom
Stiffness by Material / Intrinsic Stiffness
Compression
Flow-forming
Tape-laying
Press-forming
Injection
Molding
Ultramid B
Polyamide 6
Ultracom®
Ultrasim®
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Production of serial front seat pan –
Opel Astra OPC
thermoplastic laminate:
IR heating, in-mold forming and overmolding with Ultramid®
22. 150 years
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Production of serial front seat pan –
Opel Astra OPC
thermoplastic laminate:
IR heating, in-mold forming and overmolding with Ultramid®
24. 150 years
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Airbumps® (registered trademark of CITROËN)
• Shock absorbing air pads
• Prevent scratches and damages
caused by low-speed collisions
• Colored car individualization
High performance TPU
• High quality appearance
• High scratch and indentation
resistance
• Colored, UV stable and weather-
resistant grade
• Excellent low temperature toughness
Elastollan® HPM – TPU for exterior trim
BASF development for PSA, Rehau / Faurecia
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Modern seat structures are based on
plastics
Ultramid®
Polyamide
Elastoflex®
PUR Foam
Based on polyetherols
and isocyanates
Polypropylen based
particle foam
Glass fiber reinforced
polyamide 6
Ultracom®
Polyamide
Overmolded continuous
glass fiber reinforced
polyamide 6 laminate
Neopolen®
PP Foam