Lighter weight fiber-reinforced polymer composites can absorb 4X the crush energy of steel (NHTSA) while polypropylene and polyurethane foams and other polymer composites provide additional impact protection.
Plastics Make Cars Safer
Composites are considered the new turning point of material science. That’s why automakers are incorporating polymer composites (and other plastics) into our cars and trucks to improve performance, fuel efficiency… and safety.
