LFT sheet is a new generation of thermoplastic composite material after GMT (glass fiber felt reinforced thermoplastic) sheet. It is made of long fiber as reinforcing material and compounded with polypropylene (PP), PA, PET, etc. to make.
Compared with GMT sheet, LFT sheet has outstanding advantages: 1. The sheet has good fluidity during pressing, and the manufacturing process is the same as GMT. The basic performance is equivalent to GMT. 2. The price of sheet material is greatly reduced and the cost performance is higher.
Compared with SMC (thermosetting sheet molding material), LFT has no storage time problem and the product can be recycled. The same product, LFT production quality is lighter, can be reduced by about 1/3. If used in the automotive field, it can effectively reduce the weight of the car and reduce fuel consumption! SMC products have a long molding cycle, a relatively high production cost of the product, and LFT has better toughness than SMC. At the same time, the production site environment is also significantly better than SMC. Although the unit price of the LFT is slightly higher than that of the SMC, the overall cost can be comparable to that of the SMC.
In the automotive industry and in many fields, under the circumstance of urgent requirements such as weight, environmental protection, recyclability, and excellent impact toughness, the above characteristics of LFT sheet are a new type of compound that is very forward-looking in line with global development needs. material.
