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Design of Cars
The materials used
When you get into a car, you probably don’t think much of the things that are protecting you in that car, or what is hazardous. ...
Major shifts in the materials making up automobiles is of vital interest to executives in the raw materials industry, but its also of keen interest to the parts suppliers. The push for new materials has been fueled by the need for better fuel economy, highly competitive marketplaces, and tightening environmental concerns. ...
Along with advances in tooling, machinery, component design and developments in fabrication methodology come technological advances in materials. Plastic composite materials have had the largest impact on how automotive designers select their materials. ...
But regardless of the promises, such new materials will be added to the production cycle only when they reduce costs and create competitive advantage. With massive investment in current manufacturing machinery primarily for use with metals, it is incumbent on alternative material industries to demonstrate that their materials and processes make economic sense and performance sense.
A major focus of automotive scientists is on developing new lightweight, high-strength materials since fuel efficiency increases as a vehicles weight decreases. ... A lot of body kits on cars are designed out of fiberglass. ... Having good conductive and thermal properties, it is used to form much hard, light, corrosion-resistant alloys (www. ... Aluminum can be alloyed with other materials to make an array of metals with different properties. ... Other materials are also used. ... These aluminum products are used in explosives, rocket fuel, metallurgy, chemicals, inks, and decorative materials.
Approximate Word count = 1267
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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