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SK Chemicals Co. said on Tuesday it will present its innovative solutions for car components at JEC Asia 2018 International Composite Materials Exhibition to be held at COEX in Seoul for three days from Wednesday.
During the exhibition, Asia¡¯s largest fair of its kind, SK Chemicals will showcase its accumulated material technology for the automotive market by introducing quick-hardening prepreg compression molding (PCM).
Prepreg is a carbon-fiber material that is pre-impregnated with an epoxy resin by the manufacturer. It is about one quarter lighter than steel and 10 times stronger than steel.
SK Chemicals¡¯ PCM features a very short curing time of 3 minutes or less while ordinary prepreg materials require an hour or more for curing, the company said.
SK Chemicals has developed various PCM-based car parts in cooperation with finished car manufacturers and car part companies. SK Chemicals will exhibit seven types of car parts with its prepregs, including car doors, radiator frames, roof rails and propeller axles.
SK Chemicals said the car parts to be displayed are applied to some mass production vehicles, not for concept cars.
By Lee Jae-cheol and Minu Kim
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