High-Performance Light Materials for Automobile and Aerospace Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 April 2024) | Viewed by 11478
Special Issue Editor
Interests: light alloy; hot forming; tailor-welded blanks
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, the automobile industry is facing great challenges regarding the reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. These issues can be solved by reducing the weight of cars, which would further improve their driving dynamics and auto safety, and a range of new materials have been developed to achieve these demanding goals.
The main purpose of this Special Issue on “High-Performance Light Materials for Automobile Applications” is to find solutions to the difficulties and challenges encountered in lightweight materials and manufacturing technologies for automobile applications. The main content of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to: the preparation and manufacture of lightweight materials; the use of ultra-high-strength materials, such as ultra-high-strength steel and Al alloys, for designing and manufacturing lightweight components and structures; additive manufacturing of high-performance light materials; joining techniques for lightweight structures composed of similar and dissimilar materials; tool design and manufacture for producing lightweight materials and components. Papers concerning innovative high-performance light material processing and manufacturing technologies in the automobile industry are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Zhili Hu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- light alloys
- composite materials
- ultra-high-strength steel
- hot forming
- additive manufacturing
- joining techniques for lightweight structures
- designing lightweight structures
- manufacturing lightweight components