• BASF India Limited

Top Mount for Cars

BASF has launched the world's first Top Mount with polyurethane bearing and polyamide housing. This will enable car manufacturers an optimum combination of weight savings, pleasant acoustics and vibration damping. The unique NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) solution is made possible by combining two of BASF's plastic specialties: the micro-cellular polyurethane elastomer Cellasto® and the highly glass-fiber reinforced polyamide Ultramid® A3WG10 CR. The top mount with the Cellasto® element and the Ultramid® housing is around 25 per cent lighter than conventional aluminium die-cast versions with rubber. It was developed and optimised for serial production using BASF's simulation tool Ultrasim®. Like other automotive components made of Cellasto, BASF's globally active Cellasto business team offers the top mount as a complete solution to car manufacturers. The top mount links the shock absorber to the chassis and thus has a decisive influence on driving comfort and dynamics. The interplay between the materials of the individual components is therefore of crucial importance: Cellasto shows very good static and dynamic behaviour, has a long life usage and takes up only a small amount of installation space. Components made of Cellasto have been used in cars for more than 50 years.