The present and future situation of materials for motor car production in Japan Online publication date: Sat, 06-Nov-2010
by M. Ohsawa
International Journal of Materials and Product Technology (IJMPT), Vol. 3, No. 3/4, 1988
Abstract: At present 80-90% of the material weight of motor cars is made up of steel and aluminium. The remaining 10% or so is organic material. This paper looks into how far it is expected that new materials – plastics, ceramics and fibre reinforced metal – can be expected to replace the conventional materials, and how new steels and other alloys are expected to find applications.
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