Material and Process Design for Lightweight Structures

• Main Author: Al-Samman, Talal (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; n/a; microstructure; Mg-Al-Ba-Ca alloy; strength; severe plastic deformation; hot working; surface roughness; high pressure torsion extrusion; optimization; fatigue fracture behavior; magnesium alloys; de-coring; formability; multilayered sheets; HPDC; spring-back; contact heat transfer; mechanical properties; bending; in-die quenching; equivalent strain; light metals; processing; heat transfer; damage; creep aging; thin-walled profile; rolling; aluminum alloy; transmission line fittings; ceramic core; processing map; automated void recognition; FEA; multi-output porthole extrusion; density; kinetic analysis; texture; non-ferrous alloys; material characterization; stress superposition; hot stamping; metal flow; hybrid composite material; V-bending test; finite element model; aluminium alloy; shear lap test; Al-Cu-Mg alloy; characterization
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The use of lightweight structures across several industries has become inevitable in today's world given the ever-rising demand for improved fuel economy and resource efficiency. In the automotive industry, composites, reinforced plastics, and lightweight materials, such as aluminum and magnesi...