Energy absorption of passenger car body structures made of steel and aluminium
by M. Rauser
International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), Vol. 7, No. 5/6, 1986

Abstract: High-strength steel and age-hardenable aluminium alloys, thanks to their favourable yield strength/specific gravity ratio and their good formability, are particularly suited for use in body structures required to have a high degree of plastic energy absorption in relation to the material weight involved. This has been investigated by using both test specimens and real body structures.

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