OPTIMAL SUBSTITUTION OF LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS IN AUTOMOBILES
This paper presents a relatively simple technique useful for determining the most economically attractive materials mix given the weights and costs of all material-component combinations and an overall weight target. The technique has been applied to a production mid-sized vehicle to obtain optimal material mixes for 26 structural components. The competing materials include mild steel, aluminum, high strength low alloy steel (HSLA), E-glass and five different graphite reinforced plastic hybrids. A computer program was developed to perform the necessary calculations. The results of several cases are presented and analyzed.
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Supplemental Notes:
- From SAE Meeting held June 9-13, 1980.
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
400 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA United States 15096 -
Authors:
- Reid, D
- Stevenson, P
- Publication Date: 1980-6
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 18 p.
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Serial:
- Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
- Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alloys; Aluminum; Aluminum alloys; Applied mechanics; Automobiles; Computer programs; Costs; Graphite; Lightweight materials; Plastics; Reinforced plastics; Size; Steel; Strength of materials; Structural mechanics; Structural steel; Structures; Vehicular materials; Weight
- Old TRIS Terms: Automobile materials; Structural; Structural application; Weight control
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00331775
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 800828
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 9 1981 12:00AM