770336: Design and Manufacturing Considerations for Aluminum Hood Assemblies - Technical Paper

Event: 1977 International Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition

Authors

Thomas M. Finelli

Oldsmobile Div., General Motors Corp.

Oldsmobile Div., General Motors Corp.

Abstract

Content: Aluminum stampings are being fabricated and assembled on the same production used to manufacture steel components. This capability allows the utilization of an all aluminum hood assembly on selected “heavy” models and an identical all steel hood assembly on the balance of the car line.

Meta Tags

Topics: Assembling
Manufacturing processes
Aluminum
Production
Hoods
Steel

Affiliated or Co-Author: Oldsmobile Div., General Motors Corp.

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/770336

Pages: 8

Citation: Finelli, T., and Kelly, B., "Design and Manufacturing Considerations for Aluminum Hood Assemblies," SAE Technical Paper 770336, 1977, https://doi.org/10.4271/770336.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Feb 1, 1977

Product Code: 770336

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English