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To make the car more efficient, economical and environmentally friendly, you must first find environmentally friendly, cheap and affordable fuel, coupled with the creation of a fundamentally different engine. But not only. How do you look to get your car was durable and surprisingly light at the same time? After all, on the movement of such a mass will require much less effort, and mean and energy spent!
Working in this direction, the Japanese company Sekisui Chemical recently created a unique three-layer resin that strength is not inferior (or even superior) steel, but at the same time in three times lighter than her. Moreover, the new plastic is not only durable, it is also and easy to heat treatment, which saves money on production of products from this unique material.
Moreover, according to the management of Sekisui Chemical, the new plastic can be produced as high rigidity (weight 3500 g / m2), and reduced stiffness (weight 2200 g / m2). For information, steel, used today for the production of cars, weighs 10,100 g / m2, with this is its rigidity at the level of Japanese plastic.
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High strength and thermoplasticity of plastic created Sekisui Chemical makes it just the perfect material for production of any type of transport, that is, not only cars, but also ships, trains, and even planes. Such material has one more advantage – it is not subject to corrosion unlike steel. This means that it will not require additional protective treatment, which It costs a lot of money and it is never disposable.
Sekisui Chemical has far-reaching plans since this plastic can be used not only in transport, but also other construction, say, in the construction of bridges, buildings and many other objects where strength, lightness, thermoplasticity and the absence of corrosion of the new material does not hinder. Yes and the lower price of such a resin compared to steel is a huge a plus.
It’s no coincidence that the analyst is already talking about a kind of revolution, which can produce Japanese plastic in many industries industry. Note that the first industrial designs of light and durable resin-plastic will appear on the market this summer. By at least, these are the terms Sekisui management calls Chemical
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