Aluminium in Innovative Light-Weight Car Design

Hirsch, Jürgen

doi:10.2320/matertrans.l-mz201132

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“…Lightweight can reduce energy consumption and emissions of the automobile effectively, which makes a contribution to environmental protection [1]. Using lightweight structural materials such as aluminium alloy is an effective way to reduce weight in the automotive industry.…”

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Effects of process parameters on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Al-steel joint by magnetic pulse welding

Meng

Yang

Lei

et al. 2015

MATEC Web of Conferences

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Abstract. In this paper, the effects of process parameters of Magnetic pulse welding (MPW) on the mechanical properties and microstructure of dissimilar metal joints of 6063-O and 20 steel tubes were investigated according to experiments. The experimental results show that the tensile strength of MPW joint is higher than that of the aluminium tube when the discharging energy of MPW attaches a certain value as well as the process parameters are reasonable, in which the mechanical joining was happened. Through the FEM analysis and experiments verification, the metallurgical joints were obtained with the moderate discharging energy, reasonable impact angle and radial gap. The results of micro hardness test show that the transition zone has a big change because the grain structure of joints in the interface was refined.

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Effects of process parameters on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Al-steel joint by magnetic pulse welding

Meng

Yang

Lei

et al. 2015

MATEC Web of Conferences

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“…In the automotive industry, for example, they are used as outer skin alloys, for non-decorative inner parts, and structural or crash components with individual property criteria [1][2][3][4][5]. Yet, the ever-growing demand to increase formability and strength for more complex parts of lower weight drives the alloy development considerably [4][5][6][7].…”

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Design strategy for controlled natural aging in Al–Mg–Si alloys

Werinos

Antrekowitsch

Ebner³

et al. 2016

Acta Materialia

106

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This study presents a design strategy for Al-Mg-Si alloys to control natural aging. Recently, trace addition of Sn was shown to suppress natural aging for up to two weeks, which was explained by the strong trapping of vacancies to Sn atoms. Here we explore the effect of Keywords: aluminum alloys, natural aging, phase transformation kinetics, vacancies, trace elements This is a pre-print of the following article: Werinos, M.; Antrekowitsch, H.; Ebner, T.; Prillhofer, R.; Curtin, W. A.; Uggowitzer, P. J.; Pogatscher, S. Acta Mater. 2016, 118, 296-305.. The formal publication is available at http://dx

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“…Hirsch [9] was designed innovative light-weight car design using aluminum. Weight saving in the chassis can also achieve 40% in comparison to conventional steel chassis.…”

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Design and Analyis of Electrically Operated Golf Cart Chassis Using FEA

Bircan

Selvi²,

Ertaş³

et al. 2015

Çukurova Üniversitesi Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi

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The significant challenge in today's automotive industry is to defeat the increasing demands for higher performance, longer life, and lower weight of components in order to satisfy fuel economy requirements at a realistic cost using safety requirements. The aim of this study is to design and analyze the chassis of an electrically operated golf cart for use in Çukurova University campus. Chassis is a frame just like skeleton on which various machine parts like engine, tires, axle assemblies, brakes, steering etc. are joined. It gives strength and stability to the vehicle under different conditions. The main function of the chassis is not only to support the components and payload mounted upon it including engine, body, passengers and luggage, but also to maintain the desired relationship between the suspension and steering mechanism mounting points. In this study; 3D models of chassis were designed using SolidWorks by considering different types of profiles. Structural analyses were conducted on the golf cart chassis with various materials and profiles via ANSYS software using Finite Elements Analysis (FEA) method. The aim of the design was to achieve sufficient strength and minimum deflection values with optimum weight, cost and ease of manufacturing.

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Aluminium in Innovative Light-Weight Car Design

Cited by 406 publications

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Effects of process parameters on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Al-steel joint by magnetic pulse welding

Effects of process parameters on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Al-steel joint by magnetic pulse welding

Design strategy for controlled natural aging in Al–Mg–Si alloys

Design and Analyis of Electrically Operated Golf Cart Chassis Using FEA

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