Materials, design and manufacturing for lightweight vehicles

"Research into the manufacture of lightweight automobiles is driven by the need to reduce fuel consumption to preserve dwindling hydrocarbon resources without compromising other attributes such as safety, performance, recyclability and cost. This book helps engineers to not only learn about the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Mallick, P. K., 1946-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Florida (U.S.A.) : Oxford : CRC Press ; Woodhead, 2010.
SeriesWoodhead Publishing in materials.
Subjects
Motor vehicles > Design and construction.
Motor vehicles > Materials.
Lightweight construction.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781613443644
1613443641
9781845697822
1845697820
9781845694630
1845694635
9781439829721
1439829721
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 369 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Advanced steels for lightweight automotive structures
  • Aluminum alloys for lightweight automotive structures
  • Magnesium alloys for lightweight powertrains and automotive structures
  • Thermoplastics and thermoplastic-matrix composites for lightweight automotive structures
  • Thermoset-matrix composites for lightweight automotive structures
  • Manufacturing processes for light alloys
  • Joining for lightweight vehicles
  • Recycling and life cycle issues for lightweight vehicles
  • Crashworthiness design issues for lightweight vehicles.

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