The future use of structural composite materials in the automotive industry

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 211-232

  Mangino, Enrico ^a,d   Carruthers, Joe ^b   Pitarresi, Giuseppe ^c  

^a CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d Polymer Manufacturing Group   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automotive; Composite materials; Future trends; Research priorities

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; METALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR; RESEARCH PRIORITIES; WIDESPREAD SWITCH;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34250898042     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2007.013640     Document Type: Article

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