Titanium in the family automobile: The cost challenge

Cost - Affordable Titanium, Symposium, dedicated to Professor Harvey Flower

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 159-166

  Froes, F H ^a   Friedrich, H ^b   Kiese, J ^b   Bergoint, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b VOLKSWAGEN AG   (Germany)

^c Bergoint Engineering Gmb   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost; Lightweight; Near Net Shapes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FABRICATION; INTERMETALLICS; STIFFNESS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

DENSITY RATIO; TURBO CHARGE WHEELS; VALVE SPRINGS;

TITANIUM;

EID: 3042699813     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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