Thermoplastic carbon fiber-reinforced plastics jointly developed by General Motors Corp. and Teijin Chemical of Japan are currently used by General Motors for its pickup truck components and put into mass production. The model of the car sold for this fall is the '2019GMC Serra'. Its internal seats. Carbon fiber reinforced plastics are used. This is the first time in the world. It is expected that this material will be used more widely in the field of automotive parts molding and recycling.
Carbon fiber reinforced plastic is a composite of carbon fiber and various resins made of advanced composite materials. Carbon fiber reinforced plastics is mainly used in aviation, aerospace industry; can also be used for sports equipment such as tennis racquets, skis, racing, rowing, etc .; currently only trial It is the first time that mass-produced cars are used in the manufacture of main bearing components of vehicles such as spring steel plates, drive shafts, etc. This will also accelerate the pace of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics entering the automotive industry.
Pick-up trucks with CFRTP material