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Fibre reinforced polymers |
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| Fibre reinforced polymers are composite materials consisting of fibres dispersed in a continuous matrix phase. Due to a number of characteristic advantages, fibre reinforced polymers have a great future potential for railways and other transportation technologies. Because of their low weight they can make a decisive contribution to the design of light-weight vehicles.
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Technology field: Mass reduction
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General information
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General criteria
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Environmental criteria
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Impacts on energy efficiency:
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Energy efficiency potential for single vehicle: strongly dependent on specific application |
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Energy efficiency potential throughout fleet: strongly dependent on specific application |
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Other environmental impacts: negative |
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Economic criteria
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Application outside railway sector
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 date created: 2002-10-09 |
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| © UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
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