Executive Summary
Increasing performance demands in automotive, electrical, and appliance industries, plus the rising cost of metals, is prompting design engineers to consider thermoset composites for new products. These materials have many unique properties — exceptional strength, light weight, corrosion resistance, UV resistance, electrical non-conductance, exceptional thermal properties — that make them desirable over thermoplastics and, in particular, metals, such as cast steel and aluminum. They are fast becoming the material of choice for design engineers looking to reduce cost in high-performance applications. |
