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Author:  Joseph C. Benedyk

Company:  Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age

Issue:  Vol. 70, No. 5

Summary:

Issues surrounding new regulations set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency on August 28, 2012, which are prompting vehicle lightweighting, were the focus of the two day conference, Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Detroit, held August 21-22 in Troy, Michigan. Author discusses the intrinsic value of vehicle lightweighting for fuel economy, single material versus multi-material lightweighting, the multi-material lightweighting choice, and safety considerations of lightweighting. 

Product Code: art-00381