760263: The New Trade-Offs in Engineering Materials Selection - Technical Paper

Event: 1976 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition

Authors

Plastics Dept., E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.

Plastics Dept., E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.

Abstract

Content: The paper outlines three emerging issues that are currently affecting material selection decisions throughout the world: ecology, increasing government regulations and consumerism, and the energy shortage. Contents of the paper explain and discuss an analysis regarding the need for automotive weight reduction and the concomitant effects of weight reduction on fuel economy.

Meta Tags

Topics: Fuel economy
Regulations

Affiliated or Co-Author: Plastics Dept., E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/760263

Citation: Gray, E. and McLeefe, R., "The New Trade-Offs in Engineering Materials Selection," 1976 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, United States, February 23, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760263.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: 2/1/1976

Product Code: 760263

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English