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Automotive applications for advanced composite materialsA description is presented of nonaerospace applications for advanced composite materials with special emphasis on the automotive applications. The automotive industry has to satisfy exacting requirements to reduce the average fuel consumption of cars. A feasible approach to accomplish this involves the development of composites cars with a total weight of 2400 pounds and a fuel consumption of 33 miles per gallon. In connection with this possibility, the automotive companies have started to look seriously at composite materials. The aerospace industry has over the past decade accumulated a considerable data base on composite materials and this is being made available to the nonaerospace sector. However, the automotive companies will place prime emphasis on low cost resins which lend themselves to rapid fabrication techniques.
Document ID
19790036792
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Deutsch, G. C.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1978
Subject Category
Composite Materials
Meeting Information
Meeting: Selective application of materials for products and energy; Twenty-third National Symposium and Exhibition
Location: Anaheim, CA
Start Date: May 2, 1978
End Date: May 4, 1978
Accession Number
79A20805
Distribution Limits
Public
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