Environmental impact minimisation in an automotive component using alternative materials and manufacturing processes

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5082-5090

  Vinodh, S ^a   Jayakrishna, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS; ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT; END OF LIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FUTURE GENERATIONS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURE; PLANNING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 79960928570     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.06.025     Document Type: Article

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