Lightweight materials for the automotive: Environmental impact analysis of the use of composites

Revue de Metallurgie. Cahiers D'Informations Techniques

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 541-546

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAR DESIGNS; CAR MANUFACTURING; CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITES; CARBON-FIBRE COMPOSITE; CONVENTIONAL STEEL; ELV DIRECTIVE; END-OF-LIFE; END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIGHT ALLOYS; LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS; MOTOR POWER; POLYMER COMPOSITE; RECYCLABLE COMPOSITES; SECOND ORDER EFFECT; STEEL PARTS; USE PHASE;

CARBON FIBERS; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL; PRODUCTION; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 73949145463     PISSN: 00351563     EISSN: 11563141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/metal/2009086     Document Type: Article

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