BMW's Aluminium Light-Weight Prototype Car Projects; Comparison of Aluminium and Steel Performance

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Mayer, Sh., author.

Conference Name:

International Congress & Exposition (1994-02-28 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1994

Summary:

This paper describes the work undertaken by BMW with assistance from Alcan to examine the manufacture and performance of stamped sheet monocoque Body-In-White structures. A range of component and structure trials was conducted culminating in the manufacture and test of a small number of vehicles based on the current BMW 3-Series architecture. This programme illustrated that substantial weight saving could be achieved whilst maintaining the necessary level of structural performance

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Publisher Number:

940154

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