Materials for automobile bodies

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. Mater...

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Main Author Davies, Geoff
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2012.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Automobiles > Bodies > Materials.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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