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Materials, design and manufacturing for lightweight vehicles / edited by P.K. Mallick. - xii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Woodhead Publishing in materials . - Woodhead Publishing in materials. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview ; Advanced steels for lightweight automotive structures ; Aluminum alloys for lightweight automotive structures ; Magnesium alloys for lightweight powertrains and automotive structures ; Thermoplastics and thermoplastic-matrix composites for lightweight automotive structures ; Thermoset-matrix composites for lightweight automotive structures ; Manufacturing processes for light alloys ; Joining for lightweight vehicles ; Recycling and life cycle issues for lightweight vehicles ; Crashworthiness design issues for lightweight vehicles.

ISBN: 1845694635 9781845694630 1439829721 9781439829721

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Motor vehicles--Design and construction
Motor vehicles--Materials
Lightweight construction

LC Class. No.: TL240 / .M38 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 629.232