LIGHTWEIGHT STAINLESS STEEL COMMUTER TRAIN CARBODIES

Lightweight stainless steel commuter train carbodies, which are currently being developed by Hitachi, are designed to reduce car weight to nearly that of aluminum alloy cars in order to save energy and to simplify maintenance by using stainless steel for all structural parts. These lightweight stainless steel carbodies have been developed for use on 20 m electric commuter train cars. The weight of the trailer carbody structures, not including the attached equipment, has been reduced to 4.5 tons. To achieve such lightweight carbody structures, the Hitachi Interactive Design System for Structure Analysis and Strength Evaluation (HIDESS) was used to determine the optimum design base, and high tensile-strength stainless steel, new structural joints, and a long flat-sheet beading technique were incorporated in fabrication.

  • Availability:
  • Corporate Authors:

    Hitachi Limited, Publications Department

    Nippon Bldg, #6-2, 2-chome Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku
    Tokyo 100,   Japan 
  • Authors:
    • Hamatake, K
    • KASAI, Y
    • KAWAI, S
  • Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: p. 17-20
  • Serial:

Subject/Index Terms

Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00387853
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Engineering Index
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM