The enhancement of fuel economy and the emission of greenhouse gases are the key
growing challenges around the globe that drive automobile manufacturers to produce …

Energy absorbing structures made from composite materials are lightweight, fuel
economical and environmentally friendly. In spite of these advantages, some issues have to …

The crashworthiness of a structure is a measure of its protective capability under dynamic
events by absorbing the crash energy in a controlled way. Fiber reinforced composite …

Fiber metal laminates (FMLs) can be manufactured by direct bonding of fiber reinforced
plastics (FRP) and metals using advanced manufacturing approaches, eg, the prepreg …

This research work investigated the influence of the press molding manufacturing process
on the mechanical properties, both for thermoplastic and thermosetting fiber reinforced …

When lightweighting studies are examined, thermoplastic matrix composites come to the
fore as they have a high specific strength, are recyclable, and can be formed by …

Energy consumption is an important part of the production cost of mass production industrial
enterprises. The casting, heat treatment and threading processes involved in the industrial …

Featured Application Mass production of CFRP car door panels with NVH embedded
system. Abstract The increasing use of composite materials in the automotive field requires …

Composite materials are a natural choice for automotive applications where mechanical
performance and lightweight are required. Nevertheless, attention should be directed to the …

The article proposes a method to calculate the main direction strain inside the carbon fiber
laminate based on the measured strain on the surface. The method is to paste strain gauges …