New lightweight metal-composite-metal panel for applications in the automotive and other industries

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 289-310

  Asnafi, N ^a   Langstedt, G ^b   Andersson, C H ^c,d   Ostergren N ^a   Hakansson T ^a  

^a Industrial Development Centre   (Sweden)

^b Linlan Composite AB   (Sweden)

^c LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d Swedish Institute for Fibre and Polymer Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FABRICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL SHEET; STIFFNESS;

LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES; METAL-COMPOSITE-METAL PANELS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 0033876029     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8231(00)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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