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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2013
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ahsssta.t53700215
EISBN: 978-1-62708-279-2
... Abstract This chapter briefly reviews the experience-based guidelines that were developed for forming and welding advanced high-strength steels (AHSS). It discusses the benefits of using HSS in car body structures and components that are analyzed by the performance indices developed...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 June 2023
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.atia.t59340303
EISBN: 978-1-62708-427-7
..., Amtrak , 7 Sept 2016 13.17 Hou J. and Strickland J. , FSW and its Applications in Aluminium Car Body Structures , Shanghai Railway Forum , 24 Aug 2011 13.18 Faulkner J.F. and Johnson E.W. , Military Vehicles and Equipment , Aluminum Handbook , 1967 , p 459...
Book Chapter

Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2013
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ahsssta.t53700001
EISBN: 978-1-62708-279-2
... by replacing heavy steel components in body structures, closure panels, chassis, wheels, bumpers, and suspension parts with lightweight materials made from ferrous and nonferrous alloys, polymers, and composites. The overall weight of a car is distributed among its body (40%), chassis (25%), power train (15...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2013
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ahsssta.t53700159
EISBN: 978-1-62708-279-2
... on the utilization and trends of AHSS in vehicle bodies and closures. advanced high-strength steels vehicle components ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS (AHSS) are best used for strong structural applications where light weighting enhances the performance of a product. In addition to the automotive industry...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2010
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hss.t52790123
EISBN: 978-1-62708-356-0
... structure. Twenty-three tons of type 301 stainless steel was used in its construction. The stainless steel car body was built primarily with steel as thin as 0.012 inch, formed and spot welded to make hollow square and rectangular subsections ( Fig. 30 ), which were then joined by spot welding. The hollow...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 June 2023
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.atia.t59340265
EISBN: 978-1-62708-427-7
... per year, was accomplished with a low degree of automation. About 75% of the production was hand assembly. The Audi A8 (D2) was produced from 1994 until 2002. The aluminum body had a weight of 249 kg (BiW plus closures), about 200 kg less than a steel body-in-white (BiW) structure without closures...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ex2.t69980009
EISBN: 978-1-62708-342-3
..., any partial cold working of magnesium components, as is necessary, for example, for the aluminum alloy side door beam in Fig. 2.24 , in the section “ Passenger Cars ,” is practically impossible because of this hexagonal lattice structure. Magnesium alloys naturally have good machining characteristics...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1995
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.sch6.t68200007
EISBN: 978-1-62708-354-6
.... It withstands continuous pulling forces up to 500,000 lb (226,796 kg). Strength requirements for coupler bodies are 700,000 lb (318,181 kg) yield load, and 900,000 lb (409,091 kg) without fracture. The freight car truck consisting of two side frames and one bolster may be seen in Figures 2-1 and 2-5...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2010
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hss.t52790193
EISBN: 978-1-62708-356-0
... line started, albeit with few skilled workers and apparently not a lot of training. Meanwhile, DeLorean dealerships were being lined up exclusively in the United States, in New Jersey, Michigan, and California. The futuristic, streamlined car with its gleaming stainless steel body and gull-wing doors...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2013
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ahsssta.t53700199
EISBN: 978-1-62708-279-2
... of the FSV concept car. Fig. 13.4 The FutureSteelVehicle (FSV). Source: Ref 13.2 In May 2011, the global steel industry released results of the FSV program. The results ( Ref 13.2 ) were: The concept body structure met all targets for crashworthiness and achieved a mass savings of 35...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 1999
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.caaa.t67870001
EISBN: 978-1-62708-299-0
... electrical energy from sites of power generation. Within a few decades, a third important application area was made possible by the invention of the airplane by the Wright brothers. This gave birth to an entirely new industry which grew in partnership with the aluminum industry development of structurally...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2022
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.isceg.t59320305
EISBN: 978-1-62708-332-4
... and the electric energy consumption (kilowatt-hour per mile) of EVs and PHEVs linearly with the extent of mass reduction. Lightweighting to reduce the sprung mass is achieved by replacing low-carbon rolled steel body structures with high-strength steel; eliminating or downsizing the engine and its accessories...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.aceg.t68410001
EISBN: 978-1-62708-280-8
... in automobiles in Europe is projected to increase by 7 to 12% in the next four years. Subsequent years are projected to see a growth of at least 18%. Much of this growth comes from body structures, as manufacturers replace steel subframes and shock towers with aluminum vacuum die cast castings (Source Ref. 1...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 April 2021
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.tpsfwea.t59300001
EISBN: 978-1-62708-323-2
...). Personal experiences in everyday life can attest to the cost of these three modes of failure. The highest monthly costs for average families in the United States are for housing, food, and vehicles (usually). Driving a new car in the United States costs about $5,000/year; the average cost of a new car...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 October 2012
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.lmub.t53550001
EISBN: 978-1-62708-307-2
... challenged by plastics and aluminum. In 2010, approximately 90 kg (200 lb) of aluminum was used in an average car made in the United States. The long-term goal of the aluminum community is an all-aluminum chassis, known as a “body in white.” The most notable example of an aluminum chassis is the high-end...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 September 2011
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.cfw.t52860081
EISBN: 978-1-62708-338-6
... has been successfully used in filament-wound structures. Note that fully wound end domes, cylindrical body windings, as well as only hoop-reinforced pressure bottles are shown. The Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT) thrusters shown in Fig. 7.7 illustrate filament winding directly onto the propellant...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2010
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hss.t52790251
EISBN: 978-1-62708-356-0
... Stainless Steel Bibliography / 255 of Construction, Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, Pa., 1950 Ragsdale, E.J.W., and Dean, A.G., Rail Car Body (stainless steel), U.S. Patent 2,129,235, Sept. 6, 1938 Report on Inspection of Corrosion-Resistant Steels in Architectural and Structural...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2008
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ssde.t52310225
EISBN: 978-1-62708-286-0
... Abstract This chapter is a detailed account of the applications of stainless steel in automotive and transport systems. The discussion covers exhaust systems, structural components, automotive components, trucks, and rail transport. stainless steel automotive exhaust systems automotive...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2013
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ahsssta.t53700249
EISBN: 978-1-62708-279-2
... with AHSS in body structures of all cars produced worldwide would save 142 billion kg (156 million tons) of CO 2 equivalents. To put that in a LCA perspective, reducing vehicle weight by 117 kg (258 lb) would reduce its lifetime cycle emissions by 2000 kg (2.2 tons) of CO 2 equivalents. This means...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2010
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hss.t52790101
EISBN: 978-1-62708-356-0
... a Day at a Time , Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2002 Abstract This chapter describes the making of iconic structures such as the Chrysler Building. It also describes the discoveries of the Nirosta (18-8) stainless steel that was used for the construction of the Chrysler Building...