Numerical assessment of stiffness and dent properties of automotive exterior panels

Materials and Design

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 361-368

  Holmberg, Stefan ^a   Nejabat, Babak ^a  

^a VOLVO CAR CORPORATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automotive; Mechanical (E); Stamping and punching (C)

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STAMPING; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; YIELD STRESS;

DENT RESISTANCE; STRAIN LEVELS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

AUTOMOBILE;

EID: 1942466398     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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