SuMatHrA - Substitution of conventional materials for lightweight construction by wood hybrids based on Albasia
In the transport sector and especially in electromobility, lightweight construction continues to play a central role in increasing efficiency. However, the lightweight materials currently used, with their high CO2 footprint during production, often conflict with sustainability and resource conservation.
One way to resolve this conflict is to use sustainable lightweight materials, such as wood. Due to its low density in combination with excellent mechanical properties, Albasia, the wood of the Sengon tree (bot.: "Paraserianthes falcataria"), is of particular interest here and offers high potential for sustainable lightweight construction, especially in combination with other materials as hybrid and sandwich materials.
In the "SuMatHrA" project (acronym for Substitution of conventional materials for lightweight construction by wood hybrids based on Albasia), which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via the Jülich Forschungszentrum as project executing organization over a period of three years, four partners from industry and science as well as a non-profit organization have joined forces to drive forward the development of innovative wood hybrid material systems for lightweight construction. A key aspect is the substitution of CO2 -intensive materials used in vehicle and elevator construction. By characterizing the hybrid material systems and developing numerical simulation models, the sustainable materials should find their way into applications for future electromobility.
The consortium of the "SuMatHrA" project consists of the following partners:
- Alfred Kiess GmbH
- Broszeit GmbH
- German Aerospace Center e.V.
- Fairventures Worldwide FVW gGmbH
- Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
