Environmental impact analysis of composite use in car manufacturing

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Duflou, J R ^a   De Moor, J ^a   Verpoest, I ^a   Dewulf, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Analysis; Composite; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS RESULTS; CAR DESIGNS; CAR MANUFACTURING; CARBON FIBRES; COMPOSITE; CONVENTIONAL STEELS; ELV DIRECTIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERINGS; LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITES; PRODUCTION METHODS; RECYCLABLE COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PRODUCTION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 67349228175     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: 17260604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2009.03.077     Document Type: Article

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