A Materials Selection Tool for Automotive Structural and Body Skin Systems Dept. of General Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Thurston, Deborah L., author.

Conference Name:

1988 SAE International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition (1988-09-12 : Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1988

Summary:

The traditional approach to materials selection is to compare the results of direct substitution of alternative materials on an individual part-by-part basis. The engineer then frequently faces so many design constraints that use of a new material is infeasible. This approach also precludes redesign to optimize the characteristics of new materials. A methodology is presented which facilitates the consideration of a large system comprised of many components. The management science technique of "multi-attribute utility analysis" is applied as a tool for use by automotive design engineers. Attributes include capital cost, piece cost, weight, design flexibility and corrosion resistance. The results serve as a decision making tool to determine which design provides the greatest overall value. Also, the results may be used as a design aid to quantify desirable tradeoffs between attributes, thus pointing the way towards optimal redesign

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Publisher Number:

881303

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Restricted for use by site license