Use of aluminium in cars
Use of aluminium in cars
(OP)
Hey,
I have to make an economic paper about the use of aluminium in the cars. (Like in the Audi A2)
Which kind of aluminium is used? Why is it used?
How do the join it with the other parts? Which aluminium-joint is use... All this questions and many others, should have been answered!
I hope you can help.
Greetings,
Marc





RE: Use of aluminium in cars
Good luck,
SJ
RE: Use of aluminium in cars
Jack
RE: Use of aluminium in cars
Just calculate some sample profiles and you will see the pros and cons very fast. I made such calculations on our Formula Student race car last year. It take a day when you have the right formulas.
RE: Use of aluminium in cars
The other concept mimics the way steel car bodies are made. In this formed sheets (5xxx series aluminum)are spot welded together to form the monocoque body.
Apart from Aluminum Association website, a lot of information can be obtained from various announcements/advertisements of aluminum companies. Most of them (Alcoa, ALcan, Reynolds, Norsk Hydro ....) had aluminum car body program going on at one time or the other.