FUTURE OF MAN-MADE ENGINEERING MATERIALS

History will consider the past seven decades of automotive materials development slow-paced compared to just the next two. The automobile is being rebuilt from its wheels up to make it more frugal with a gallon of fuel, safer, cleaner, and quieter. To accomplish all this while competing in cost and performance worldwide, the automotive industry is likely to consider every conceivable materials option. As a result, the future for automotive engineering materials is certain to be exciting. While it is unlikely that there will be a complete revolution in types of materials used, there certainly will be greater inter-materials competition. The first phase of that competition -- direct part-for-part materials substitutions to save weight or cost -- is now nearing an end.

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• Authors:
  • Young, J D
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 55-59
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 88
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Automobile industry; Automotive engineering; Costs; Lightweight materials; Vehicle design; Vehicle performance; Vehicle safety; Vehicular materials; Weight
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile materials; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I34: Steels and Metals; I35: Miscellaneous Materials; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325169
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM