Ford Motor Co. has made a small batch of ''aluminum intensive vehicles'' (AIV), consisting of mid-size cars (Taurus/Sable) with all-aluminum bodies. The first twenty vehicles were made for internal evaluation at Ford, but the second batch of twenty has been placed on the hands of selected independent users, primarily automotive suppliers, for long term field assessment. The mass reduction achieved in the body of an AIV is shown, and compared with an equivalent standard steel body. Argonne obtained one of these vehicles last October; this is an assessment of the fuel consumption and other operational characteristics of this type of car to date.
Field assessment of an aluminum intensive passenger car
1994
3 pages
Report
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English
Field Assessment of an Aluminum Intensive Passenger Car
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