STRUCTURAL DESIGN CONSIDERATION FOR ALUMINUM BUMPERS

The 1980 requirements for bumpers limit the damage that may be sustained in 8 km/h (5 mph) pendulum and barrier impacts. This paper covers four items of interest for design of one-piece aluminum bumpers: (1) properties of alloys, (2) dent resistance, (3) beam strength, (4) relative behavior of aluminum and steel. /SASI/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Sharp, M L
  • Peters, R M
  • Weiss, R B
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alloys; Aluminum; Automobiles; Beams; Bumpers; Steel; Strength of materials; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173216
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770269
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1978 12:00AM