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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mallick, P. K., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, Florida (U.S.A.) : Oxford : CRC Press ; Woodhead, 2010.
Colección:Woodhead Publishing in materials.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.