- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Primer on Automotive Lightweighting Technologies
About This Book
Aluminum is increasingly replacing steel in automotive applications due to its superior strength-to-weight ratio, equal or better stiffness and toughness properties, durability, and manufacturability considerations. Primer on Automotive Lightweighting Technologies introduces basic ideas and principles of designing and engineering automotive components with aluminum. Topics include application of the knowledge to understand how automotive body and structures are designed, as well as other major and smaller automotive components, such as engine blocks and their components, chassis systems, and wheels.
Features
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- Discusses material considerations in engineering design
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- Describes mechanical and physical properties of aluminum
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- Covers manufacturing methods and automotive and industrial applications of aluminum products
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- Offers information on design for functional performance and cost optimization
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- Includes coverage of extruded and rolled products and car body structure
This practical book is aimed at professionals in the fields of materials and mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, and metals and alloys, as well as advanced students and researchers.
Frequently asked questions
Information
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Engineering Design with Aluminum
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Design Methodology
- Clarify the problem
- Develop concepts
- Embody design
- Detailed design
1.2.1 Phase 1: Clarify the Problem
- Information from customers or customer interviews
- Research and development (R&D) department
- Focus groups
- Competitors
- Ethnographic discovery (searching for user patterns and habits)
- Trade shows
- Employees or salespeople
WRONG | CORRECT | ||
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Guideline | Customer Statement | Need Statement | Need Statement |
Start with âWhat?â, rather than âHow?â | âWhy donât they put a clamp at the end of the outlet hose?â | The outlet hose has a clamp to connect to a water pipe | The water filter easily transfers water into a variety of different containers |
Specificity | âOftentimes I drop the water filter on the floorâ | The water filter is robust and rugged | The water filter operates normally after a few accidental droppings |
Be positive, not negative | âThe water filter is difficult to holdâ | The water filter is not difficult to hold | The water filter is made for easy handling |
Product attribute | âI need to attach a virus filter to the water filterâ | A virus filter can be attached to the water filter | The water filter accommodates a virus filter |
Avoid using âmustâ and âshouldâ | âThe water should taste goodâ | The water filter should deliver good tasting water | The water filter delivers good tasting water |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Author Biography
- 1. Engineering Design with Aluminum
- 2. Material Considerations
- 3. Mechanical and Physical Properties of Aluminum
- 4. Aluminum-Manufacturing Methods
- 5. Car Body Structures
- 6. Joining Technologies
- Index