QUIET MATERIALS WAR BECOMES LOUD

This paper reviews changes sweeping through the automotive-materials arena, that were the topics of discussions by experts at the 1982 SAE International Congress and Exposition: a shake-out is underway in substitute materials for cars, some lightweight materials that looked good before car sales reached depression levels are now loosing their appeal, but other products--high-strength, low-alloy (HSLA) steels, cast aluminum, plastic sheet-molding compounds (SMC) and magnesium, are coming on strong in Detroit.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Ward's Communications Incorporated

  28 West Adams Street
  Detroit, MI  United States  48226
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Ward's Auto World
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Ward's Communications
  • ISSN: 0043-0315
  • Serial URL: http://wardsauto.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum alloys; Automobile industry; Low alloy steel; Magnesium; Materials; Materials selection; Motor vehicle bodies; Plastics; Sheet molding compounds
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies; Cast aluminum alloys; Materials evaluation
• Subject Areas: Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366995
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 997
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1982 12:00AM