Minimizing the Weight of Aluminum Body Panels

790164

02/01/1979

Event
1979 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
General guidelines are provided in this paper that can minimize the weight of aluminum body panels. Denting, local stiffness, torsional and/or bending stiffness, strength, and vibration of body panels are considered. High strength alloys will provide the least panel weight when the governing criteria are denting, permanent set and crippling. Redesign to reduce size of unsupported outer panel areas or to increase inner panel rib size will provide the least weight when the governing criterion is stiffness.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/790164
Pages
9
Citation
Rolf, R., Sharp, M., and Herbein, W., "Minimizing the Weight of Aluminum Body Panels," SAE Technical Paper 790164, 1979, https://doi.org/10.4271/790164.
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Published
Feb 1, 1979
Product Code
790164
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English