Dynamic crashing and impact energy absorption of extruded aluminum square tubes

Materials and Design

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Kim, Dong Kuk ^a   Lee, Sunghak ^a   Rhee, Meungho ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Automotive Technology Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dynamic compressive test; Impact energy absorption; Space frame

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSION TESTING; METAL EXTRUSION; STRAIN RATE;

ALUMINUM TUBES; IMPACT ENERGY ABSORPTION; SPACE FRAME;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032148164     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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