The weight of a bumper system with a plastic fascia is significantly affected by the weight of the bumper reinforcement beam. This paper addresses the design and manufacture of ultra high strength steel bumper reinforcements, and provides an example of a proven design. it is shown that light gauge, ultra high strength steel bumper reinforcement beams can, in some cases, be an economically effective way to save weight.


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    Title :

    Design and Manufacturing Guidelines for Ultra High Strength Steel Bumper Reinforcement Beams


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Levy, B. S. (author)

    Conference:

    1979 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1979



    Publication date :

    1979-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English







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