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[...]... PM 4 Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials Concept of car manufacturing: Harmony of human beings, nature, and vehicles Human beings Harmonious coexistence Vehicles Important technical fields Nature • Environment • Safety • ITS FIGURE 1.1 Concept of harmonization More than a century has passed since the automobile was invented, and the environment surrounding the automotive. .. continue in the future Future Direction of Automotive Materials Materials have contributed to meeting the changing requirements for vehicles over the years In the future, contributions of material technologies will continue to be needed in two principal fields, the environment and safety IP155_C001.fm Page 12 Monday, December 31, 2007 4:48 PM 12 Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel... Europe, North America, and Japan The promotion of increased 19 IP155_C002.fm Page 20 Monday, December 31, 2007 4:49 PM 20 Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials 200 Average CO2 emission of Japanese car in the EU CO2 Emission (g/km) 180 Japanese car: Achieve 16 5~1 75 g/km 160 Japanese car: Average 140 g/km ACEA Average CO2 emission in the EU 140 ACEA: 140 g/km (Average) 120 100... are the environment, safety, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS), as indicated schematically in Figure 1.1 This chapter surveys the social conditions surrounding the automotive industry An overview of the history of automotive materials will then be given, followed by a discussion of projected future trends in material technologies Environmental Issues Protection of the global environment,... Passenger vehicle: improved by 25% (by 2008 vs 1995) CO2:140 g/km Passenger car CAFE target: 27.5 mpg (after 1990) (PNGP project is under way.) IP155_C001.fm Page 6 Monday, December 31, 2007 4:48 PM 6 Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials These targets were ratified in 2002, with the exception of the United States, and vigorous steps are being taken to improve vehicle fuel economy... HMI Smart car Smart gateway ∗HMI : Human-Machine Interface FIGURE 1.5 Intelligent transport systems Information from vehicle IP155_C001.fm Page 8 Monday, December 31, 2007 4:48 PM 8 Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials 500 (Example for a 2000 cc passenger car) 500 400 23% Reduction 300 200 Avg speed 10 → 20 km/h 100 0 (Example for a 2-ton truck) NOX emission... companies has vanished In this new structure, global networks for information, cooperation, and human resources are becoming very important elements of corporate competitiveness Automotive Materials Figure 1.8 shows a history of automotive, mainly metal, materials Over the years, new materials have been developed along with changes in social conditions and market requirements Car Body Materials New materials... the development of anti-corrosive steel sheets in the 1960s In the 1970s and 1980s, low fuel consumption was a keen issue because of the IP155_C001.fm Page 10 Monday, December 31, 2007 4:48 PM 10 Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials MITI National vehicle project Exhaust gas regulation 1940 1960 1970 Social conditions Localization, High speed, reliability mass production... .4 Safety .6 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) 7 Market Trends 8 Automotive Materials 9 Car Body Materials 9 Materials for Engine Components 10 Materials for Chassis and Powertrain Components 11 Future Direction of Automotive Materials 11 Environmental Viewpoint 12 Safety Viewpoint 14 Summary ... costsaving potential, depending on the vehicle production volume IP155_C001.fm Page 14 Monday, December 31, 2007 4:48 PM 0 0.9 1.0 0.2% Proof stress after bake-hardening, MPa 10 Sheet thickness, mm Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials Weight reduction rate, % 14 200 Conventional 6000 series Newly developed 6000 series nd re t re tu Fu Conventional 5000 series 150 Hood Front . y0 w1 h0" alt="" Automotive Engineering Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials IP155_C000.fm Page i Wednesday, January 9, 2008 11:19 AM Series in Materials Science and Engineering Series. in Materials Science and Engineering Edited by Brian Cantor University of York, UK Patrick Grant Oxford University, UK Colin Johnston Oxford University, UK Automotive Engineering Lightweight,. PM 4 Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials More than a century has passed since the automobile was invented, and the environment surrounding the automotive