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Organosheet Bumper Beam with Crash Boxes
Last update: 30 Aug. 2023What is an Organosheet Bumper Beam with Crash Boxes?
A Bumper Beam is a Rear/Front car body part in thermoplastic composite for vehicle lightweighting at optimum safety performance.
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What are the Valeo Bumper Beam benefits?
- Lightest solution on the market: up to 30% lighter than metal baseline
- 100% recyclable material
- Low Carbon Footprint (1,4 to 3,1 CO2eq./kg)
- Easy function integration thanks to plastic overmolding
Valeo Bumper Beam specifications
- Glass-fiber resin pre-impregnated thermoplastic composit
- Crash compliant
- Corrosion resistant
- Thermal insulation:
0,4-0,6 W/m.K - Fire resistant (UL94 V0):
>5 min@> 1000° C - “One Shot/ NetShape” Process
- Valid for mass production
(300 K units/year) - Lightweight and strong
(400-500M Pa)
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40%
Up to 40% lighter than metal solutions
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100%
recyclable material
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1,5
Carbon Footprint 1,5 times lower than aluminium
Vehicle type
- Passenger car
- Bus
- Robot taxi
- Motorcycle
- Bike
- Droid
- Off road
