Composites for automotive, truck and mass transit : materials, design, manufacturing

• Main Author: Vaidya, Uday
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Lancaster, Pa. : DEStech Publications, ©2011.
• Subjects: Composite materials in automobiles.; Automobiles > Design and construction.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781523101078; 1523101075; 1932078797; 9781932078794
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 419 pages) : illustrations

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Polymer resins, additives and sandwich cores for automotive, mass transit and heavy trucks
• Reinforcements for automotive and transportation applications
• Material forms for automotive, heavy trucks and mass transit
• Discontinuous reinforcement-based processes for automotive and transportation applications
• Continuous fiber reinforcement based processes for automotive, heavy trucks and mass transit
• Mechanics and design tips
• Composite manufacturing process analysis for automotive parts
• Carbon fiber
• Performance cars
• Heavy trucks and mass transit
• Joining and adhesives
• Biocomposites, recycling and environmental aspects
• Overall summary.