SMC Body Panels
Astar is a leading producer of SMC materials for body panels of cars, trucks, buses, trains, agricultural vehicles and other transport facilities: hoods, trunks, roofs, doors, covers, wheel arches, etc. Depending on the specific application, we will recommend you the best tailor-made formulation to meet your requirements.
VERKID® SMC
| Low Shrink | Low Profile | Low Emission |
| Low Pressure | Paintable | Reactive |
| Strenght | Class A |
| PROPERTY | STANDARD | VALUE | UNITY |
| Glass Fiber Content | IT.CA-12 | 25 — 30 | % |
| Shrinkage | ISO 2577 | -0.10 — 0.10 | % |
| Flexural Strength | EN ISO 14125 | 150 — 200 | MPa |
| Flexural E-Modulus | EN ISO 14125 | 9000 — 12000 | MPa |
| Tensile Strength | EN ISO 527-4 | 60 — 80 | MPa |
| Impact Strength (Charpy) | EN ISO 179 | 60 — 90 | kJ/m2 |
| Density | EN ISO 1183-1 | 1.7 — 1.9 | g/cm3 |
| Water Absorption | EN ISO 62 | < 0.3 | % |
| Heat Distortion Temperature | ISO 75-2-A | >280 | ºC |
The values will depend on the specific formulation
