Current trends in metallic materials for body panels and structural members used in the automotive industry

T Trzepieciński, SM Najm - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The development of lightweight and durable materials for car body panels and load-bearing
elements in the automotive industry results from the constant desire to reduce fuel …

Automobile industry under China's carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals: challenges, opportunities, and co** strategies

F Zhao, X Liu, H Zhang, Z Liu - Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
China has already committed to peaking carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieving
carbon neutrality by 2060 (referred to as the 30· 60 Target), which has brought both daunting …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced formability of Al–Mg–Si–Zn alloy sheet via dislocation structure and texture during cold rolling

KX Chen, LZ Yan, YA Zhang, XW Li, ZH Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effects of cold rolling deformation on microstructure, texture, and formability of Al–Mg–Si–
Zn alloy were systematically investigated using OM, SEM, TEM, XRD, and tensile tests. The …

Biomass and wind energy as sources of renewable energy for a more sustainable environment in Indonesia: A review

E Erdiwansyah, A Gani, R Mamat… - Archives of …, 2022 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
Pollution continues to experience a rapid increase so cities in the world have required the
use of renewable energy. One of the keys that can prevent climate change with a …

[HTML][HTML] CO2 Emission and Energy Consumption from Automobile Industry in China: Decomposition and Analyses of Driving Forces

S Hu, J Yang, Z Jiang, M Ma, W Cai - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite the increasing contribution of the automotive industry to China's national economy,
CO2 emissions have become a challenge. However, the research about its energy …

Fatigue crack initiation behaviour of notched 34CrNiMo6 steel bars under proportional bending-torsion loading

R Branco, JD Costa, F Berto, A Kotousov… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fatigue crack initiation behaviour of notched 34CrNiMo6 high-strength steel bars with
transverse blind holes and lateral U-shaped notches subjected to proportional bending …

Characterization and chemometric modelling of mechanically recycled polypropylene for automotive manufacturing

A Bunjes, JH Arndt, G Geertz, B Barton - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to successfully apply recycled plastics for car manufacturing, it is necessary to
identify chemical and physical changes during the recycling process to ensure quality and …

Application of digital image processing techniques to detect through-thickness crack in hole expansion test

DJ Cruz, RL Amaral, AD Santos, JMRS Tavares - Metals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) have become increasingly popular in the automotive
industry due to their high yield and ultimate tensile strengths, enabling the production of …

[HTML][HTML] A Novel automated system for the handling of car seat wires on plastic over-injection molding machines

FJG Silva, MR Soares, LP Ferreira, AC Alves, M Brito… - Machines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The structure of car seats is becoming increasingly complex, with mixing of wire
conformation and plastic injection. The plastic over-molding process implies some labor …

Influence of temperature on microstructure, crystallographic texture and mechanical properties of EN AW 6016 alloy during plane strain compression

A Ghosh, A Roy, A Ghosh, M Ghosh - Materials Today Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Al-Mg-Si alloys has increased significantly in automobile and aerospace
industries during the past few decades, and improving the formability of the alloy has always …