Automotive
Technical Paper

Development of a Multi-Product Aluminum Trailer Hitch Assembly

2004-01-0181

03/08/2004

Event
SAE 2004 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors
Philip E. Smith Alcoa Engineering Products, Inc.
Dinesh C. Seksaria Alcoa Engineering Products, Inc.
Jeffrey M. Shoup Alcoa Engineering Products, Inc.
Abstract
Content
A multi-product aluminum weight balancing trailer hitch assembly consisting of only two parts was designed and tested. The weight of the aluminum hitch was only 15 lb, which is approximately 50% of a comparable steel hitch system.
Meta Tags
Topics
Aluminum
Trailers
Assembling
Steel
Affiliated or Co-Author
Alcoa Engineering Products, Inc.
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-0181
Pages
12
Citation
Smith, P., Seksaria, D., and Shoup, J., "Development of a Multi-Product Aluminum Trailer Hitch Assembly," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-0181, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-0181.
Additional Details
Publisher
SAE International
Published
Mar 8, 2004
Product Code
2004-01-0181
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English