Automotive

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Automotive industry

The SHD Group has grown its capabilities and capacity over the years with an unwavering strategic commitment to maintain the highest levels of support for its global automotive customer base.

SHD's fundamental ethos is one where service, quality and innovation are at the core of daily activity, underpinned by a constant focus on short lead times and market leading technical support. The same range of industry leading, high performance materials are manufactured from all SHD sites around the globe.

SHD is now firmly established as an industry-leading supplier of advanced composite materials to the High Performance Automotive sector, delivering a proven range to multiple OEMs and Tier suppliers across the globe. SHD remains focused on developing innovative materials technologies to meet changing market demands, with a particular commitment to enhanced sustainability throughout the supply chain. Below is a quick guide to product selection across typical application area. All products available with a wide array of reinforcement types to match specific performance needs.

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We offer a wide range of tooling and component prepregs suitable for autoclave, press and oven curing. Using our product selector guide you can browse our products by process, type, resin system and market to find the right product for your needs.

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Low temperature cure epoxy (40-60°C), with good toughness and good visual clarity. Ideal for prototyping.

Industry leading, high resin clarity and reduced susceptibility to discolouration for all visual applications. Typically supplied with a range of high visual quality reinforcements. 130°C max dry Tg.

General purpose system also with excellent optical clarity that can be OOA processed (with care) if required.

A 30% bio-derived epoxy component system with an exceptional outlife at 20°C of 6 months. Excellent all-round properties and particularly suitable for use with natural fibres and recycled fibre mats. Service up to 140-150°C possible.

Toughened epoxy system with versatile curing (65°C-120°C) and max Tg dry of 143°C. Excellent for prototyping and series production, with good OOA processing capability.

Highly toughened epoxy system with max (dry) Tg of 121°C. Excellent impact and fatigue performance. Typical applications in general structures, wheel arches and impact areas.

Well-established toughened system with Tg of 145°C (135°C/1hr) and after p/c max Tg of 205°C. Excellent retention of properties up to 150°(dry). Widely used on chassis and structural components. Proven pedigree and supported by extensive database.

Curing 135°C to 200°C, a toughened epoxy system with max dry Tg of 225°C and wet Tg > 160°C. Excellent property retention temperature up to 180°C, with good chemical resistance and typically used for components around the engine and pressure pipes.

Cyanate ester system with service temperature of 350°C, from a 250°C initial cure. Extended exposures to 400°C possible, produces durable components with excellent high temperature performance. Typically brake ducts and heat shields.

A versatile fire retardant epoxy component system with a low minimum temperature cure and increased toughness. Rated UL94 V0 rated in certain constructions.

General purpose flame retardant system

Highly flame retardant system offering thermal and fire protection. Potential ability to cope with the high pressures and rapid temperature excursions up to around 1000°C, typical of a Li-ion battery thermal runaway events. UL94 V0 rated. A and meets fire protection and insulation standards ISO 2685 and AC 20-135, Revised 1990.

Rapid deposition and versatile cure 2-part body panel material. Max dry Tg 140°C. Reduced pre-paint preparation with excellent retained stability in surface finish for class A. Can be processed in or out of autoclave. Supplied with a unique range of panel densities, thicknesses and stiffness.

Rapid deposition and versatile cure 2-part body panel material. Max dry Tg of 170°C. Reduced pre-paint preparation, with good surface finish retention. Can be processed in or out of autoclave.