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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455621403321

Titolo

Materials, design and manufacturing for lightweight vehicles [[electronic resource] /] / edited by P.K. Mallick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, : CRC Press, 2010

ISBN

1-61344-364-1

1-84569-782-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering

Altri autori (Persone)

MallickP. K

Disciplina

629.232

Soggetti

Motor vehicles - Materials

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Materials for lightweight automotive structures -- pt. II. Manufacturing and design of lightweight automotive structures.

Sommario/riassunto

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