Materials for Automobile Bodies

• Author : Geoffrey Davies
• Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
• Release : 13 April 2012

1 Introduction -- 2 Design and material utilization -- 3 Materials for consideration and use in automotive body structures -- 4 The role of demonstration, concept and competition cars -- 5 Component manufacture -- 6 Component assembly: materials joining technology -- 7 Corrosion and protection of the automotive structure -- 8 Environmental considerations -- 9 Future trends in automotive body materials.

• Author : Geoffrey Davies
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 04 April 2012

The selection of automobile body materials is fundamental to the choice of fabrication method, and the characteristics and performance of the final vehicle or component. The factors behind these choices comprise some of the key technological and design issues facing automotive engineers today. Materials for Automobile Bodies brings together a wealth of information on automotive materials and material technologies to provide designers and vehicle body engineers with both a solid grounding and a quick reference to inform their material choices.

• Author : P K Mallick
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 01 March 2010

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. Materials, design and manufacturing for lightweight vehicles will make it easier for engineers to not only learn about the materials being considered for lightweight automobiles, but also to compare their characteristics and properties. Part one discusses materials for lightweight automotive structures with chapters on advanced steels for lightweight

• Author : Jason Rowe
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 21 February 2012

The automotive industry is under constant pressure to design vehicles capable of meeting increasingly demanding challenges such as improved fuel economy, enhanced safety and effective emission control. Drawing on the knowledge of leading experts, Advanced materials in automotive engineering explores the development, potential and impact of using such materials. Beginning with a comprehensive introduction to advanced materials for vehicle lightweighting and automotive applications, Advanced materials in automotive engineering goes on to consider nanostructured steel for automotive body structures, aluminium sheet

• Author : Radhakanta Rana,Shiv Brat Singh
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release : 26 November 2016

Automotive Steels: Design, Metallurgy, Processing and Applications explores the design, processing, metallurgy, and applications of automotive steels. While some sheet steels are produced routinely in high volume today, there have been significant advances in the use of steel in the automotive industry. This book presents these metallurgical and application aspects in a way that is not available in the current literature. The editors have assembled an international team of experts who discuss recent developments and future prospects for automotive steels,

• Author : Andrew Livesey
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 03 September 2018

The revised and updated seventh edition of this best-selling reference manual on vehicle body repair brings the book up to date for the current body repair trade. It serves as a comprehensive guide covering the vocationally related qualification (VRQ) required by the modern student and apprentice, as well as providing the CPD essential for all working professionals. The entire book is overhauled to reflect current industry trends with regards to materials, processes and procedures. New additions include: An entirely new

• Author : Mohammed A. Omar
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 10 February 2011

A comprehensive and dedicated guide to automotive production lines, The Automotive Body Manufacturing Systems and Processes addresses automotive body processes from the stamping operations through the final assembly activities. To begin, it discusses current metal forming practices, including stamping engineering, die development, and dimensional validation, and new innovations in metal forming, such as folding based forming, super-plastic, and hydro forming technologies. The first section also explains details of automotive spot welding (welding lobes), arc welding, and adhesive bonding, in addition

• Author : S. G. Pantelakis,C. A. Rodopoulos
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 14 February 2009

Within the last thirty years there is a growing acknowledgement that prevention of catastrophic failures necessitates engagement of a large pool of expertise. Herein it is not excessive to seek advice from disciplines like materials science, structural engineering, mathematics, physics, reliability engineering and even economics. Today’s engineering goals, independently of size; do not have the luxury of being outsideaglobalperspective.Survivaloftheintegratedmarketsand?nancialsystems require a web of safe transportation, energy production and product manufacturing. It is perhaps the ?rst decade in

• Author : Ahmed Elmarakbi
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 09 October 2013

The automotive industry faces many challenges, including increased global competition, the need for higher-performance vehicles, a reduction in costs and tighter environmental and safety requirements. The materials used in automotive engineering play key roles in overcoming these issues: ultimately lighter materials mean lighter vehicles and lower emissions. Composites are being used increasingly in the automotive industry due to their strength, quality and light weight. Advanced Composite Materials for Automotive Applications: Structural Integrity and Crashworthiness provides a comprehensive explanation of how

• Author : Donald E. Malen
• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• Release : 13 April 2021

Providing comprehensive coverage of the fundamental principles of automobile body structure design, this book provides an insight into the behaviour of body structural systems not available from complex analysis tools such as finite elements analysis.

• Author : Fredrik Henriksson
• Publisher : Linköping University Electronic Press
• Release : 15 November 2017

Passenger vehicles are central to Western society, and contribute to a signi?cant part of our greenhouse gas emissions. In order to reduce emissions, the automotive industry as a whole is working to reduce mass in passenger vehicles in order to reduce energy consumption. One way to reduce mass is to introduce lightweight materials in the body of the vehicle. This research aims to explore the relationship between product and production system when introducing new materials. Besides a theoretical review

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• Release : 13 April 1988

• Author : James Njuguna
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release : 22 January 2016

Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport: Design, Manufacturing, Analysis and Performance provides a detailed review of lightweight composite materials and structures and discusses their use in the transport industry, specifically surface and air transport. The book covers materials selection, the properties and performance of materials, and structures, design solutions, and manufacturing techniques. A broad range of different material classes is reviewed with emphasis on advanced materials. Chapters in the first two parts of the book consider the lightweight philosophy and current

• Author : L. Morello,Lorenzo Rosti Rossini,Giuseppe Pia,Andrea Tonoli
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 04 March 2011

“The Automotive Body” consists of two volumes. The first volume produced the needful cultural background on the body; it described the body and its components in use on most kinds of cars and industrial vehicles: the quantity of drawings that are presented allows the reader to familiarize with the design features and to understand functions, design motivations and fabrication feasibility, in view of the existing production processes. The purpose of this second volume is to explain the links which exist

• Author : Jürgen G. Heinrich,Fritz Aldinger
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 21 November 2008

Several ceramic parts have already proven their suitability for serial application in automobile engines in very impressive ways, especially in Japan, the USA and in Germany. However, there is still a lack of economical quality assurance concepts. Recently, a new generation of ceramic components, for the use in energy, transportation and environment systems, has been developed. The efforts are more and more system oriented in this field. The only possibility to manage this complex issue in the future will be