Title: The present and future situation of materials for motor car production in Japan

Authors: M. Ohsawa

Addresses: Technical Adviser, Honda Research and Development Co. Ltd, Asaka-shi, Japan

Abstract: At present 80-90% of the material weight of motor cars is made up of steel and aluminium. The remaining 10% or so is organic material. This paper looks into how far it is expected that new materials – plastics, ceramics and fibre reinforced metal – can be expected to replace the conventional materials, and how new steels and other alloys are expected to find applications.

Keywords: aluminium; carbon fibre reinforced materials; fibre reinforced metals; new materials; plastics; sintered alloys; steel; automotive materials; automobile industry.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.1988.036705

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 1988 Vol.3 No.3/4, pp.209 - 222

Published online: 06 Nov 2010 *

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