Honeycombs are cellular materials manufactured from thin sheet substrates such as aluminium foil or thermoplastics. This paper examines the role of honeycombs in automotive applications for improving the crashworthiness and / or reducing the weight of vehicles. Specifically, honeycomb energy absorbers and lightweight load floors are discussed in some detail. Example applications based on current production vehicles are used to illustrate the concepts presented.
Honeycomb Materials: A Solution for Safer, Lighter Automobiles
Sae Technical Papers
International Body Engineering Conference & Exhibition and Automotive & Transportation Technology Congress ; 2002
2002-07-09
Conference paper
English
Honeycomb materials: a solution for safer, lighter automobiles
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