Lightweight magnesium intensive body structure

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Logan, Stephen ^a,b   Kizyma, Al ^a   Patterson, Craig ^a   Rama, Suresh ^a  

^a CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^b Lightweight Vehicle Concepts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM;

BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS; CAE SIMULATION; CONCEPT VEHICLES; CONVENTIONAL STEEL; DAIMLER-CHRYSLER; FUEL EFFICIENCY; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AUTOMOBILE FRAMES;

EID: 85072411791     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-0523     Document Type: Conference Paper

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