DATA SHEETS PRODUCT EXPLORER CONTACT Home Markets Products Company Resources Media Contact Us Newsletter Sign Up Reinventing the Wheel In response to tighter CO² emission controls, automobile manufacturers seek lightweight materials to increase efficiency. Auto design leaders have discovered composites offer a 30% lighter structure compared to aluminum, and 70% lighter compared to steel. High Performance Automotive OverviewApplicationsFeaturesResources Product Explorer Putting the Wheels in Motion With more than 20 years of supporting the unique demands of the supercar and high performance automotive markets, Toray is the ideal specialty automotive program partner. Our unique product portfolio spans thermoset and thermoplastic technology, including tooling materials, highly cosmetic surfacing materials, and structural prepregs for chassis and body panel applications. Advanced composite materials are not only strong and lightweight, facilitating reduced fuel consumption, but also promote an energy-efficient and cleaner solution for high performance automotive applications. Composites are literally paving the road for the next-generation automobiles. Monocells Building on our Formula 1 heritage, Toray offers high performance materials supporting production volumes required for performance-critical components, such as monocells/passenger chassis. Toray materials also offer improvements in impact absorption and structural optimization to minimize weight and improve safety. Monocells Crash Structures Body Panels & Cosmetic Trims Firewalls Brake Ducts Engines & Gear Boxes Why Toray Materials? High Temperature Resistant Operating at temperatures usually expected in Formula 1 race cars and aircraft engines, high performance cars demand the best of composite materials. Ultra-high temperature materials from Toray are designed to withstand thermal cycling while withstanding mechanical loading. Impact Resistant Strong, durable, and impact resistant, Toray's prepreg systems stand up to the toughest automotive crash standards, helping ensure safety. Cosmetic Clarity Aesthetic beauty is achieved through close control of quality, superior materials, and optimized chemistry. Toray matrix resins are designed to minimize the damaging effects of UV and provide an impressive, long-lasting finish. Explore Our Products Product Explorer Search and compare our products using the Toray Advanced Composites product explorer. Filter Tg, cure temperature, resin, and technology to find the ideal product for your program needs. READ MORE Data Sheets Already know what you want? Navigate to our library for all the details on that product. Data sheets can be viewed online, downloaded, or added to your info basket. READ MORE Resources Access our online resources, including calculators, processing guides, whitepapers, technical articles and more. READ MORE Material Formats Composite materials for high-performance automotive applications are available both across thermoset and thermoplastic technologies in a range of formats to suit your design needs and processing options. Uni-directional Tapes Uni-directional tapes allow composite designers and fabricators to optimize the structure for the most efficiency. Toray's uni-directional tapes are offered in standard and intermediate modulus to provide the highest strength and stiffness in the load direction. READ MORE Woven Prepregs Woven prepregs offer strength and thickness, allowing rapid lay-up of thick structure. Woven fabrics are varied in their structure ranging from plain weaves and 2 x 2 twills to more drapable 5 and 8 harness satin weaves. READ MORE Composite Tooling Prepregs The Toray AmberTool® family of tooling prepregs cures at low temperatures to allow the production of high-quality composite tooling from low-cost master patterns. Users can easily fabricate complex tool shapes as a result of their excellent tack, drape, and handling characteristics. READ MORE Resources F1 and Motorsport Selector Guide Download PDF Toray AmberTool® Tooling Selector Guide Download PDF Toray Guide to Composites—Volume One Request print copy MORE DOWNLOADS Need more information? At Toray our goal is your success. If you have any questions or would like to learn more, please contact us. 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