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A Review of Materials for Vehicle Structure Based on Specific Strength and Fatigue

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In today's changing times, more and more people will use automobiles to get around, and this will consume a lot of natural resources to supply cars, in order to make energy efficiency, reducing the overall weight of the automobile is a direct way to reduce the weight of the automobile, and we need to use materials that can make the weight lighter while maintaining a certain level of strength. This review paper explores the properties of five custom materials: aluminum alloys, magnesium alloys, titanium alloys, carbon fiber, and ceramics. By comparing specific strengths and fatigue resistance, researchers found that customizing aluminum alloy are the most suitable materials for improving energy efficiency and reducing total vehicle weight, while still maintaining a certain level of stiffness. According to the data on the specific strength and fatigue resistance of aluminum alloy, it reaches conclusion that custom aluminum alloys can be used in the design of automotive vehicles as a function of improving fuel efficiency by reducing weight.

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Materials Science Forum (Volume 1153)

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Ou Yang Kun*, Guan Yu Wang, Ying Qiao Liu, Xue Can Li, Yun Bo Yan

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Alloys, Carbon Fiber, Ceramics, Custom Materials, Fatigue Resistance, Specific Strength, Vehicle Weight

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