As with all new materials introductions, the selection of titanium components for production car, truck and motorcycle components remains highly cost sensitive. The most obvious benefits of titanium are for use in the substitution of steel components to achieve mass reduction and lifetime performance with no corrosion concerns. What sets titanium apart from other new material introductions is that it typically can be formed and fabricated on the tooling used for the steel component it replaces. In contrast to changing from a cast iron engine block to aluminum, or changing from a steel chassis to aluminum or composite, titanium can offer similarly large mass reductions, either on the entire model or without the prohibitive cost premium of new tooling on just selected 'special edition' vehicles. Further, because titanium requires no corrosion allowance, most steel components can be optimized to use thinner gauge material, to even increase the mass reduction beyond 50 %. Titanium provides: Mass reduction solutions to keep within a vehicle weight class; Internal engine component solutions to NVH problems that simultaneously increase engine performance and efficiency; Elimination of corrosion concerns and elimination of environmentally sensitive corrosion protection; Unique marketing and product differentiation. Titanium is now used in several production car applications. The unique properties of titanium and titanium alloys provide cost-effective engineering solutions to a number of automotive challenges. Education about titanium's beneficial characteristics will bring titanium to ever increasing applications.
Management justification to select titanium automotive components
Managementüberlegungen für den Einsatz von Fahrzeugbauteilen aus Titan
2002
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