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Materials, design and manufacturing for lightweight vehicles

Edited by P K Mallick, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA

Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering No. 29

The book offers a realistic and rational approach to the environmental problem of reducing vehicle weight, preserving safety, cost and performance. ...this book is well linked with a lot of data.
Materials World

 - 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

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 automotive structures, aluminium alloys, magnesium alloys for lightweight powertrains and automotive structures, thermoplastics and thermoplastic matrix composites and thermoset matrix composites for lightweight automotive structures. Part two reviews manufacturing and design of lightweight automotive structures covering topics such as manufacturing processes for light alloys, joining for lightweight vehicles, recycling and lifecycle issues and crashworthiness design for lightweight vehicles.

With its distinguished editor and renowned team of contributors, Materials, design and manufacturing for lightweight vehicles is a standard reference for practicing engineers involved in the design and material selection for motor vehicle bodies and components as well as material scientists, environmental scientists, policy makers, car companies and automotive component manufacturers.

ISBN 1 84569 463 5
ISBN-13: 978 1 84569 463 0
March 2010
384 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£145.00 / US$245.00 / €175.00

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About the editor

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.

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Contents

PART 1 MATERIALS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES
PART 2 MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN OF LIGHTWEIGHT AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES

Overview
P K Mallick, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
 - Introduction
 - Materials scenario
 - Materials selection considerations for lightweight vehicles
 - Conclusion
 - References

PART 1 MATERIALS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES

Advanced steels for lightweight automotive structures
C D Horvath, General Motors Corporation, USA
 - History of steel in automobiles
 - Types of high strength steels
 - Third generation advanced high strength steels
 - Manufacturing and forming high strength steels
 - Designing with steels for lightweighting automotive structures
 - Conclusion
 - References

Aluminium alloys for lightweight automotive structures
J C Benedyk, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
 - Introduction
 - International designation systems for aluminum alloys
 - International temper designations for aluminum alloys
 - Aluminum alloys used in lightweight automotive vehicles
 - Substituting aluminum alloys for competitive materials
 - References

Magnesium alloys for lightweight powertrains and automotive structures
B R Powell, P E Krajewski and A A Luo, General Motors Corporation, USA
 - Introduction
 - Cast magnesium
 - Sheet magnesium
 - Extruded magnesium
 - Future trends
 - Acknowledgments
 - References

Thermoplastics and thermoplastic-matrix composites for lightweight automotive structures
P K Mallick, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
 - Introduction
 - Thermoplastics used in automobiles
 - Thermoplastic matrix composites for automobiles
 - Joining of thermoplastic matrix composites
 - Conclusion
 - References

Thermoset-matrix composites for lightweight automotive structures
P K Mallick, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
 - Introduction
 - Materials
 - Manufacturing processes
 - Carbon fiber reinforced thermoset-matrix composites
 - Conclusion
 - References

PART 2 MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN OF LIGHTWEIGHT AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES

Manufacturing processes for light alloys
G T Kridli, University of Michigan-Dearborn, P A Friedman and J M Boileau, Ford Research and Innovation Center, USA
 - Choosing light alloys
 - Materials of interest
 - Vehicle architecture design and manufacturing
 - Forming of structural components
 - Cast structural components
 - Casting processes
 - Enablers
 - Promising metal forming processes for automotive applications
 - References

Joining for lightweight vehicles
P K Mallick, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
 - Introduction
 - Liquid phase welding
 - Solid phase welding
 - Mechanical joining
 - Adhesive joining
 - Joining of polymer matrix composites
 - Conclusion
 - Acknowledgment
 - References

Recycling and life cycle issues for lightweight vehicles
S Das, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
 - Introduction
 - Life cycle analysis
 - Recycling
 - Importance of recycling in the context of life cycle analysis
 - Trends and issues in lightweight materials recycling
 - Conclusions
 - References

Crashworthiness design issues for lightweight vehicles
A Deb, Indian Institute of Science, India
 - Introduction
 - Background of vehicle crash safety
 - Designing for crashworthiness with lightweight materials
 - Crash safety design using computer-aided engineering (CAE)
 - Fiber reinforced composites for lightweight automotive body structures
 - Miscellaneous lightweight countermeasures
 - Concluding remarks
 - References