The need to save energy and protect the environment requires a reduction in fuel consumption. Fuel can be saved by reducing the weight of the vehicle.Weight reduction is only possible if the engineer possesses an exact knowledge of the stresses involved. A statistical analysis was therefore made of customer driving habits and the results were used to define test specifications.Using the same material, a road wheel can be made 16% lighter by designing a suitable shape to improve the flux of force and the stress resistance. Changing from steel to aluminum will reduce weight by up to 50%.
Road Stress Resistance and Lightweight Construction of Automobile Road Wheels
Sae Technical Papers
Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition ; 1979
1979-02-01
Conference paper
English
Road stress resistance and ligthweight construction of automobile road wheels
Automotive engineering | 1979
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