Research on lightweight of auto-body material based on crashworthiness simulation

Jixie Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 207-211

  Zhu, Ping ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Ge, Long ^a   Lin, Zhongqin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloy; Auto body lightweight; Crashworthiness; Finite element method; High strength steel

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STEEL;

AUTOMOBILE BODY LIGHTWEIGHT; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES;

EID: 25844514242     PISSN: 05776686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3901/jme.2005.09.207     Document Type: Article

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