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New Materials for lightweight Trucks
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Many materials have emerged from the aerospace and defense industries that may have a significant impact on commercial vehicles in the future. Some of these new materials were investigated for their application on Class 8 trucks. The most promising materials were applied to prototype parts and installed on a test truck as part of a lightweight development program.
Most of these materials have unique characteristics that require a more complex and rigorous design process than the equivalent design with a conventional material. The major obstacles to be overcome are the high cost of the raw material and the development of automated fabrication methods.
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Koske, C., "New Materials for lightweight Trucks," SAE Technical Paper 820988, 1982, https://doi.org/10.4271/820988.Also In
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