On testing of the stiffness and the dent resistance of autobody panels

Materials and Design

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 145-156

  Ekstrand, Gunnar ^a   Asnafi, Nader ^b  

^a SWEREA KIMAB   (Sweden)

^b Industrial Development Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autobody panels; Dent resistance; Punches; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL TESTING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; YIELD STRESS;

AUTOBODY PANELS; DENT RESISTANCE;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 0032148206     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0261-3069(98)00028-4     Document Type: Article

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