Research and Markets: Composites for Automotive, Truck and Mass Transit: Materials, Design, Manufacturing

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6e2a66/composites_for_aut) has announced the addition of the "Composites for Automotive, Truck and Mass Transit: Materials, Design, Manufacturing" book to their offering.

“Composites for Automotive, Truck and Mass Transit: Materials, Design, Manufacturing”

This technical book provides a comprehensive explanation of how advanced composite materials, including FRPs, reinforced thermoplastics, carbon-based composites and many others are designed, processed and utilized in exterior, interior, under-the-hood, structural, semi-structural and non-structural components in passenger cars, performance cars, trucks, motorbikes, and mass transit vehicles. The book clarifies how the material properties of composites can be optimized to decrease weight, expand design options, improve crash worthiness, and reduce fuel consumption in response to CAFE and other regulations. The many case studies and equation-based analyses in this book are intended to assist engineers and others in the selection of materials and the fabrication of vehicle parts.

Executive Summary

• Technical explanation of composite materials in vehicle design and manufacture
• Covers all phases of composites design, formulation, fabrication, and testing
• Features hundreds of case studies and hard-to-find formulas and analytical data
• Detailed information on resins, preforms, lightweighting, biobased materials

Key Topics Covered: CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2: POLYMER RESINS, ADDITIVES AND SANDWICH CORES FOR AUTOMOTIVE, MASS TRANSIT AND HEAVY TRUCKS CHAPTER 3: REINFORCEMENTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS CHAPTER 4: MATERIAL FORMS FOR AUTOMOTIVE, HEAVY TRUCKS AND MASS TRANSIT CHAPTER 5: DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT-BASED PROCESSES FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS CHAPTER 6: CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCEMENT BASED PROCESSES FOR AUTOMOTIVE, HEAVY TRUCKS AND MASS TRANSIT CHAPTER 7: MECHANICS AND DESIGN TIPS CHAPTER 8: COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING PROCESS ANALYSIS FOR AUTOMOTIVE PARTS CHAPTER 9: CARBON FIBER CHAPTER 10: PERFORMANCE CARS CHAPTER 11: HEAVY TRUCKS AND MASS TRANSIT CHAPTER 12: JOINING AND ADHESIVES CHAPTER 13: BIOCOMPOSITES, RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS CHAPTER 14: OVERALL SUMMARY

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