New Light-Weight Materials for Vehicle Body Panels –Aluminum/Nylon Laminates 800079
Aluminum/nylon laminates are described which are designed for light-weighting applications in stiffness-limited automotive body panel applications. They are lightweight, stiff, damage resistant, formable and durable. They appear to offer a cost effective replacement for .81 mm (.032″) steel sheet at 1/3 the weight per square foot.
Citation: McKenna, L., Wohl, M., and Woodbrey, J., "New Light-Weight Materials for Vehicle Body Panels –Aluminum/Nylon Laminates," SAE Technical Paper 800079, 1980, https://doi.org/10.4271/800079. Download Citation
Author(s):
L W. McKenna, M. H. Wohl, J. C. Woodbrey
Affiliated:
Monsanto Plastics and Resins Co
Pages: 14
Event:
1980 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Body panels
Steel
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