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汽車複合材料市場 - 2024 年至 2029 年預測Automotive Composites Market - Forecasts from 2024 to 2029 |
汽車複合材料市場預計將以11.04%的複合年成長率成長,市場規模從2024年的89.43億美元增至2029年的152.31億美元。
汽車複合材料是輕質緻密材料,主要用於卡車和汽車的引擎蓋和內裝。複合材料是減輕車輛重量的首選材料,因此被用於許多內部和外部應用。複合材料由於其優異的尺寸穩定性,近年來在汽車領域受到青睞。複合材料因其形狀保持性、熱膨脹係數低、乾燥和潮濕條件下的耐腐蝕性能、製造便利性以及減輕車輛總質量的輕質而成為理想的材料。
汽車複合材料市場促進因素
與鋼、鐵、鋁等傳統結構金屬材料相比,複合材料玻璃纖維可減重15-20%,碳纖維複合材料可減重25-40%。此外,歐盟成員國已經制定了許多官民合作關係計劃,以促進複合材料在汽車領域的使用。複合材料和汽車輕量材料創新叢集的創建,以及與汽車和化學工業的合作,透過對汽車碳纖維複合材料市場的供應鏈分析來支持投資,都是此類努力的例子。
幾位專家表示,透過車輛減重措施減輕每公斤重量,電動車的價格更高。典型的內燃機汽車每公斤重量只能節省 2 至 3 美元,而電動車每公斤可節省 7 至 8 美元。在傳統駕駛週期中,汽車在加速過程中會浪費大量能量。然而,使用煞車能量再生也可以回收更多的動能。對於電動車而言,減輕車輛重量可以在不影響電池容量的情況下保持行駛里程。這不僅減少了電動車的車輛重量(包括電池),也減少了其他系統導致的車輛總重量。例如,在煞車系統和動力傳動系統中,在系統設計中額外使用回程環路也可以實現車輛中其他系統的小型化。內燃機汽車重量更輕,但傳動系統具有相同的功率和扭矩,從而可以減少污染並提高性能。
近年來,對能夠提高燃油效率同時減少溫室氣體排放的輕量材料的需求逐漸增加。玻璃纖維複合材料因其比碳纖維或天然纖維複合材料便宜而廣泛應用於汽車產業。此外,天然纖維複合材料還可用於製造引擎蓋、儲存槽和儀表板等車身部件,從而減少鋼材等其他金屬的使用。
汽車複合材料的汽車外部應用包括頭燈、隔熱罩等。許多汽車製造商同樣關注車身部件的複合材料。例如,最近的研究表明,增強熱塑性塑膠可能是下一個大浪潮。 BMW i3 是世界上第一款使用熱塑性複合材料外觀的量產車。汽車行業擴大在汽車內飾件中使用天然複合材料來代替玻璃纖維作為減輕重量的解決方案。
汽車複合材料市場限制因素
汽車複合材料市場比回收金屬材料面臨更困難的回收挑戰。這是因為纖維增強部件通常使用金屬緊固件與其他部件連接。主要挑戰是拆卸、分離和拆卸汽車零件進行回收的複雜性。此外,即使可以分離零件,也很難從複合材料中分離單一材料。由於複合材料是由混合物材料製成的,因此無法回收或熔化。因此,市場受到管理塑膠和複合材料行業的各種回收法規及其低效率回收程序的阻礙。
汽車複合材料市場的地域展望
亞太地區是最大、成長最快的地區,特別是中國、印度和泰國持有最多的汽車數量。此外,印度、印尼、泰國和中國預計將成為道路上車輛數量最多的國家,也是最大的四輪汽車市場,從而刺激市場擴張。根據印度品牌股權基金會(IBEF)統計,2023 年 7 月總合生產了 2.08 輛汽車、三輪車、二輪車和四輪車,預計這一趨勢將在未來十年持續下去。此外,世界上最大的供應商正在轉向亞洲以增加利潤。為了滿足不斷成長的需求,全球主要汽車製造商紛紛在印度設立汽車工廠,促進汽車複合材料的銷售。
The automotive composites market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.04%, reaching a market size of US$15.231 billion in 2029 from US$8.943 billion in 2024.
Automotive composites are light and compact materials mainly employed under the hood and in the interiors of trucks, cars, and other vehicles. Composites are employed for numerous interior and exterior applications because they are favoured materials for weight reduction in autos. Because of their outstanding dimensional stability, composite materials have become more prevalent in the automotive sector in recent years. Composites are desirable materials because of their shape retention, low coefficient of thermal expansion, corrosion resistance for performance in dry and wet situations, convenience of manufacturing, & low weight to reduce overall vehicle mass.
Automotive Composites Market Drivers
Compared to traditional structural metallic materials such as steel, iron, and aluminium, composites offer weight reduction benefits of 15-20% for glass fibre and 25-40% for carbon fibre composites. Moreover, many public-private partnership programs in EU member states have already been developed to boost the use of composites in the automotive sector. The creation of composites and automotive lightweight materials innovation clusters, and collaborations with the automotive and chemical industries to support the investment through supply chain analysis of the automotive carbon fibre composites market, are examples of such initiatives.
According to several experts, electric vehicles will allow for higher prices per kilo of weight saved in vehicle weight reduction measures. Typical IC engine automobiles can only afford to spend a couple of dollars for each kilogram of weight saved, whereas electric vehicles can save 7-8 dollars per kilogram. Cars waste a lot more energy while accelerating according to the conventional driving cycles. However, they can also recuperate more kinetic energy using brake energy recovery. With respect to electric vehicles, a reduction in body mass would help maintain the range without affecting battery capacity. This decreases both electric vehicle body weights (including batteries) and overall vehicle weights through reductions induced by other systems. For instance, in the braking system and power train, if an additional Wayback loop is used in system design, it would also allow for downsizing other systems in the vehicle. ICE vehicles have been able to reduce pollution and improve performance due to reduced weight at the same power and torque of the drivetrain.
The requirement for lighter-weight materials that can enhance fuel mileage while reducing greenhouse gases has grown progressively over the past few years. Glass fibre composites are widely employed in the automotive industry since they are less expensive than carbon and natural fibre composites. Furthermore, natural fibre composites are used to make vehicle body sections like engine hoods, storage tanks, and dashboards, reducing the use of other metals like steel.
Exterior automobile applications for automotive composites include headlamps, heat shielding components, and more. Many automakers are likewise emphasizing composites in their vehicle bodywork. For example, recent research indicates that reinforced thermoplastics could become the next big wave. The BMW i3 is the world's first mass-produced automobile with a thermoplastic composite exterior element. As an alternative to glass fibre as a lightweight solution, the automobile industry is increasingly adopting natural composites in the interior portions of vehicles.
Automotive Composites Market Restraints
The market for automotive composites presents more difficult recycling challenges than recycling for metallic materials. This is because the fibre reinforcement components are frequently joined to the other components, for example, by metal fasteners. The main challenge is the intricacy of disassembling, separating, and de-bonding automotive components for recycling. Moreover, separating individual materials from the composite is challenging, even if the parts can be split apart. This is because composites are made up of a mixture of materials and cannot be recycled or melted down. Hence, the market is being hampered by the different recycling regulations governing the plastic and composites industries and their inefficient recycling procedure.
Automotive Composites Market Geographical Outlook
Due to the highest number of automobiles present, particularly in China, India, and Thailand, Asia Pacific is the largest and fastest-growing region. Furthermore, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and China are predicted to have the greatest number of cars on the road and the largest markets for four-wheelers, fueling the market's expansion. As per the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), in July 2023, 2.08 units of passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, two-wheelers, and quadricycles were produced in total, a trend expected to continue in the future decade. In addition, the biggest suppliers worldwide seek to Asia in a bid to increase their profits. To meet increasing demand, some of the largest automakers on the planet are setting up car plants in India, thus boosting the nation's automotive composites sales.