Aluminum - Plastic - Aluminum Sandwich Sheet for Maximum Weight Reduction in Body Panels
930706
03/01/1993
- Event
- Content
- A new lightweight sandwich sheet material has been developed for application in horizontal automotive body parts. The sandwich consists of two aluminum skins with a thermoplastic core in between. Thanks to this geometry and choice of material the lightest weight per square meter can be achieved when flexural rigidity is the design criterion.
- Pages
- 12
- Citation
- Veenstra, E., "Aluminum - Plastic - Aluminum Sandwich Sheet for Maximum Weight Reduction in Body Panels," SAE Technical Paper 930706, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/930706.