Materials Science in Automobile Design B N Ajay Kumar Shetty 4NM09ME018
Contents Criteria for automobile design. General materials used in a automobile design. Timeline of materials used in automobile design. Latest advances in material design in automobile design
Primary criteria for automobile design – SAFE Safety, Affordability, Fuel Efficiency, Environamental Friendliness. Approaches to satisfy SAFE criteria.
General Materials Used in Automobile Design High Strength Steel (HSS) Used for building chassis and body to reduce weight and increase weight. High strength Low-alloy (HSLA) steel Stronger, more corrosion resistance, more economical alloying & plasticity and used in military vehicles.
Aluminum Chassis, engine block & body The typical alloying elements are copper, magnesium, manganese, silicon and Zinc
Plastics Specific developments High performance Interiors fig: Plastic fuel tank Mostly used for weight reduction and is not easily corroded. Fig:Styron blow moulded seat back
The Timeline The first car designed,built & patented by Karl Benz in The Motor-Hansom in 1903
The Brass Era (1909) Use of brass in some body parts. Motorcycles The M2B33 engine in the R32 had a aluminium alloy cylinders and a light alloy cylinder head
Traditional Royal enfield engines were made of cast iron.
Latest advances in material science in automobile design Use of aluminum in engine blocks BMW Z4 Roadster uses a aluminium- magnesium engine block.
Use of carbon fiber(Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer) In modern cars carbon fibers are used in building chassis, body panel and many other components. Stronger than steel and light weight.
Koenigsegg Agera uses a full carbon fibre body and a carbon fibre with a aluminium honeycomb.
The Bugatti Veyron uses a titanium alloy(Titanium, carbon, magnesium, and aluminium) engine block and components in its W16 engine.
Use of materials and material science in automobile industry is a very important aspect of automobile design. More advanced materials are being used to make safer, reliable and efficient vehicles. Use of smart materials
References Materials Science in Automobile Design V. A. Ivoditov, M. M. Perkas, A. E. Shelest, and V. S. Yusupov,Baikov.Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow carbon-fiber-the-car-material-of-the-future-ferrari-says-yes
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