Automotive engineering : lightweight, functional, and novel materials / edited by Brian Cantor, Patrick Grant, Colin Johnston.

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Series in materials science and engineeringNew York : Taylor & Francis, c2008Description: xiv, 277 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780750310017 (alk. paper)
0750310014 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Motor vehicles -- Materials

DDC classification:

629.232 22 A

LOC classification:

TL154 .C36 2008

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Abstract

Contents:

pt. I. Industrial perspective. Future vehicles and materials technology / Kimihiro Shibata ; Automobile aluminum sheet / Takashi Inaba ; Plastic technology for automotive modules / Kazuhisa Toh -- pt. II. Functional materials. Automotive catalysts / Michael Bowker ; Magnetorheological fluids / Kevin O'Grady, V. Patel, and S.W. Charles ; Impact loading / Nik Petrinic ; High-temperature electronic materials / Colin Johnston ; Smart materials / Clifford M. Friend -- pt. III. Light metals. Formability of aluminum alloys / Hirofumi Inoue ; Ductile magnesium / Toshiji Mukai and Kenji Higashi ; Enhancement of crashworthiness in cellular structures / T. Miyoshi ... [et al.] ; Compressive properties of cellular metals / Mamoru Mabuchi ; Heavily deformable A1 alloy / Osamu Umezawa ; Stainless steel sandwich sheets with fibrous metal cores / A.E. Markaki and Bill Clyne -- pt. IV. Processing and manufacturing. Welding and joining / J.G. Wylde and J.M. Kell ; Titanium aluminide-based intermetallic alloys / Takayuki Takasugi ; Casting processes and simulation tools / Mark Jolly ; Damage tolerance in composite structures / Ivana K. Partridge ; High-performance autosport surface treatments and composites / roger Davidson, Ed Allnutt, and Will Battrick.

Summary: Provides an overview of automotive materials and technologies. This book covers the key designs and materials being used in the industrial manufacturing sector. It also outlines the application of functional materials, such as magnetorheological fluids and smart structures, to several areas of automotive technology.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Industrial perspective. Future vehicles and materials technology / Kimihiro Shibata ; Automobile aluminum sheet / Takashi Inaba ; Plastic technology for automotive modules / Kazuhisa Toh --
pt. II. Functional materials. Automotive catalysts / Michael Bowker ; Magnetorheological fluids / Kevin O'Grady, V. Patel, and S.W. Charles ; Impact loading / Nik Petrinic ; High-temperature electronic materials / Colin Johnston ; Smart materials / Clifford M. Friend --
pt. III. Light metals. Formability of aluminum alloys / Hirofumi Inoue ; Ductile magnesium / Toshiji Mukai and Kenji Higashi ; Enhancement of crashworthiness in cellular structures / T. Miyoshi ... [et al.] ; Compressive properties of cellular metals / Mamoru Mabuchi ; Heavily deformable A1 alloy / Osamu Umezawa ; Stainless steel sandwich sheets with fibrous metal cores / A.E. Markaki and Bill Clyne --
pt. IV. Processing and manufacturing. Welding and joining / J.G. Wylde and J.M. Kell ; Titanium aluminide-based intermetallic alloys / Takayuki Takasugi ; Casting processes and simulation tools / Mark Jolly ; Damage tolerance in composite structures / Ivana K. Partridge ; High-performance autosport surface treatments and composites / roger Davidson, Ed Allnutt, and Will Battrick.

Provides an overview of automotive materials and technologies. This book covers the key designs and materials being used in the industrial manufacturing sector. It also outlines the application of functional materials, such as magnetorheological fluids and smart structures, to several areas of automotive technology.

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