Description:
A wide-ranging compilation of contributions from internationally recognized experts, this informative volume provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge automotive materials and technologies. It covers in detail the key designs and novel materials being used in the industrial manufacturing sector. The useful book also outlines the application of functional materials, such as magnetorheological fluids and smart structures, to several areas of automotive technology. In addition, it presents the challenges of using light alloys in automotive structures and explores emerging processing and manufacturing technologies, including TiAl-based intermetallic alloys, sheet-molding compounds (SMCs), and Z-Fiber pinning.
Review Quotes:
"Many of the chapters will be of special interest to those in the light metals industry... a highly recommended book."
- Light Metal Age, Dec. 2008, p.58