CPS scientists contribute to the sustainable use of E-mobility

Scientists from the Rubber Technology Research Group of the CPS, together with research partners from Germany

Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Forschungsbereich Elastomere - Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Statik & Dynamik der Tragwerke and from France: the international M-Era project entitled "Modeling Wear of Intrinsically Self-Healing Elastomers for Reduced Particle Emission and Improved Lifetime Performance in Future e-Mobility Concepts", which started on 1 July 2022 and will intensively be processed next 36 months. The goal of this project is to create and provide experi-mental as well as modeling methodologies simplifying and improving the design and prediction capability of innovative material-engineering approaches to enhance the lifetime and durability of elastomers in order to reduce abrasion, wear and micro-pollution of tires for future e-mobility concepts as part of the European Green Deal goals. CPS scientists will fully be focussed on the development of a new experimental methodology to obtain data on the energy balance of crack initiation leading to wear of tire.