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SYSTEMATIC APPROACH ON MATERIALS SELECTION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY FOR MAKING VEHICLES LIGHTER, SAFER AND MORE FUEL–EFFICIENT
Authors:
Mihai-Paul Todor1, Imre Kiss1
1University Politehnica Timisoara, Faculty of Engineering Hunedoara, Romania
Received: 17 October 2016
Accepted: 15 November 2016
Available online: 30 December 2016
Abstract:
The replacement of parts manufactured with conventional materials by pieces manufactured with compound or composite materials contributes to the reduction of the weight of the vehicle, to greater efficiency in the consumption of fuel and to an improvement in the relation between power and weight of the vehicle what translates in a greater performance of the same. Historically, the use of composite materials in the automotive sector has seen limited had to, fundamentally, to the capacities of production. However, the new requirements in the automotive sector are promoting the use of materials composed in this sector.
Keywords:
Automotive industry, composite materials, reinforced plastics and polymers, requirements
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M.P. Todor, I. Kiss, Systematic Approach on Materials Selection in the Automotive Industry for Making Vehicles Lighter, Safer and More Fuel–Efficient. Applied Engineering Letters, 1(4), 2016: 91-97.
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Todor, M.P., & Kiss, I. (2016). Systematic Approach on Materials Selection in the Automotive Industry for Making Vehicles Lighter, Safer and More Fuel–Efficient. Applied Engineering Letters, 1(4), 91-97.
Todor, Mihai-Paul, & Imre Kiss. “Systematic Approach on Materials Selection in the Automotive Industry for Making Vehicles Lighter, Safer and More Fuel–Efficient.“ Applied Engineering Letters, vol. 1, no. 4, 2016, pp. 91-97.
Todor, Mihai-Paul, and Imre Kiss. 2016.“Systematic Approach on Materials Selection in the Automotive Industry for Making Vehicles Lighter, Safer and More Fuel–Efficient.“ Applied Engineering Letters, 1 (4): 91-97.
Todor, M.P. and Kiss, I. (2016). Systematic Approach on Materials Selection in the Automotive Industry for Making Vehicles Lighter, Safer and More Fuel–Efficient. Applied Engineering Letters, 1(4), pp. 91-97.
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SYSTEMATIC APPROACH ON MATERIALS SELECTION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY FOR MAKING VEHICLES LIGHTER, SAFER AND MORE FUEL–EFFICIENT
Authors:
Mihai-Paul Todor1, Imre Kiss1
1University Politehnica Timisoara, Faculty of Engineering Hunedoara, Romania
Received: 17.10.2016.
Accepted: 15.11.2016.
Available online: 30.12.2016.
Abstract:
The replacement of parts manufactured with conventional materials by pieces manufactured with compound or composite materials contributes to the reduction of the weight of the vehicle, to greater efficiency in the consumption of fuel and to an improvement in the relation between power and weight of the vehicle what translates in a greater performance of the same. Historically, the use of composite materials in the automotive sector has seen limited had to, fundamentally, to the capacities of production. However, the new requirements in the automotive sector are promoting the use of materials composed in this sector.
Keywords:
Automotive industry, composite materials, reinforced plastics and polymers, requirements
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Volume 10
Number 4
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Last Edition
Volume 10
Number 4
December 2025