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May 25, 2024
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ENGR 5350G - Automotive Materials and Manufacturing
Materials in the automotive industry. Selection of materials and shapes. Materials processing and design. Interaction of materials. Performance of materials in service. Examples of new materials. Role of environmental regulations and societal pressures on the selection of alternate materials. Manufacturing processes, including casting, forging, forming, machining and molding, for the automotive industry. Quality control and techniques, process selection and methods. Manufacturing considerations for various lightweight automotive structural materials. Stiffness, fatigue, vibrations, dent resistance and crush resistance. Methods of producing lightweight automotive structures are discussed. Design for manufacturing, assembly, disassembly and recycling.
Credit hours: 3
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