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Materials research agenda for the automotive and aircraft industries : report / of the Committee on Materials for the 21st Century, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Materials for the 21st Century.
- Series:
- Publication NMAB ; 468.
- NMAB ; 468
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Automobiles--Materials.
- Automobiles.
- Airplanes--Materials.
- Airplanes.
- Materials science--Research.
- Materials science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (84 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume presents a materials research agenda for the commercial aircraft and automobile industries for the next two decades. Two case studies are used as a basis for discussion: the 50-mile-per-gallon, 5-passenger sedan and the high-speed civil transport. Also identified are those general materials drivers and the materials research required for each field.
- Contents:
- Materials Research Agenda for the Automotive and Aircraft Industries
- Copyright
- ABSTRACT
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
- AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY
- GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1 Introduction
- BACKGROUND
- CASE STUDIES FOR THE REPORT
- 2 Automotive and Aircraft Industries
- MANUFACTURING RATES
- Automotive Industry
- Aircraft Industry
- GLOBAL COMPETITION
- SOCIETAL AND REGULATORY FORCES
- Energy
- Environment
- Disposal
- PLANNING AND EXECUTION CYCLES
- SUMMARY
- 3 Materials Research Agenda for the Automotive Industry
- NEED FOR MATERIALS-SYSTEMS APPROACH
- Materials Life Cycle
- Modeling of Materials Systems
- Materials-Systems Research
- MATERIALS RESEARCH NEEDS FOR AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT SUBSYSTEMS
- Lightweight Materials for Body Structure
- Body Materials
- Advanced Body-Construction Techniques
- Lightweight Body Materials: Application Issues
- Secondary Weight Reduction
- Material Applications For Powertrains
- Engine Materials
- Transmission Materials
- Material Applications for Chassis, Suspension, and Brake Systems
- Suspension and Chassis Materials
- Brake Materials
- Material Applications for Exhaust and Emission Control Systems
- Exhaust System Materials
- Emission-Control-System Materials
- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 4 Materials Research Agenda for the Civil Aircraft Industry
- Materials Processing
- MATERIALS RESEARCH NEEDS FOR AIRCRAFT AIRFRAMES AND ENGINES
- Materials for Airframes
- Materials Candidates
- Joining
- Interface Science
- Materials for Aircraft Engines
- References.
- Appendix A: Workshop Attendees
- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.
- Notes:
- Committee chairman: Bernard H. Kear.
- "...work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant no. DDM-9017571."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610211173
- 9781280211171
- 1280211172
- 9780309573115
- 0309573114
- 9780585155418
- 0585155410
- OCLC:
- 43477308
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