Materials, Design and Manufacturing for Lightweight Vehicles (Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering) (Woodhead Publishing in Materials) - Hardcover

P.K. Mallick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845694635 ISBN 13: 9781845694630

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Research programs into the manufacture of lightweight automobiles have led to the consideration of a variety of materials, such as high strength steels, aluminium alloys, magnesium alloys, plastics and composites. This research is driven by a need to reduce fuel consumption to preserve dwindling hydrocarbon resources without compromising other attributes such as safety, performance, recyclability and cost. This important book 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. It also covers issues such as crashworthiness and recycling.

Key Features: provides a comprehensive analysis of the materials being used for the manufacture of lightweight vehicles whilst comparing characteristics and properties; examines crashworthiness design issues for lightweight vehicles and further emphasises the development of lightweight vehicles without compromising safety considerations and performance; explores the manufacturing process for light alloys including metal forming processes for automotive applications.

Contents: Introduction. Part 1 Materials for lightweight automotive structures: Advanced steels for lightweight automotive structures; Aluminium 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. Part 2 Manufacturing and design of lightweight automotive structures: Manufacturing processes for light alloys; Joining for lightweight vehicles; Recycling and lifecycle issues for lightweight vehicles; Crashworthiness design issues for lightweight vehicles.

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About the Author

Dr P K Mallick is the William E Stirton Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the director of Interdisciplinary Programs at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA. Dr Mallick is also the director of the Center for Lightweighting Automotive Materials and Processing at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845694635
• ISBN 13: 9781845694630
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: P.K. Mallick