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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier, Butterworth Heinemann,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. Materials for Automobile Bodies presents detailed up-to-date information on material technologies for the automobile industry, embracing steels (including high-strength steels) aluminium, plastics, magnesium, hydro-forming and composite body panels. Coverage also includes: materials processing; formability; welding and joining; anti-corrosion technologies; plus a comprehensive consideration of the implications of materials selection on these processes. Dealing with the whole assembly process from raw material to production, right through to recycling at the end of a vehicle's life, this book is the essential resource for practising engineers, designers, analysts and students involved in the design and specification of motor vehicle bodies and components. * Up-to-date information on contemporary autobody materials * International case studies, examples and terminology * Fully illustrated throughout, with examples from Honda, Ferrari, Lotus, BMW and Audi. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 277 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780750656924 0750656921 9780080473390 0080473393 1280966459 9781280966453 9786610966455 6610966451 |