Development of a new car C-pillar made of sandwich structures.

Autor: Valladares, David, Castejon, Luis, Cuartero, Jesus, Malon, Hugo, Ranz Angulo, David, Ilijevic, Stefan, Agustin, Xavier
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Zdroj: Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials; Sep2021, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p2586-2613, 28p
Abstrakt: This article presents the experimental–numerical analysis carried out in order to achieve a new automotive component, consisting of a C-pillar constituted by sandwich structure made of steel skins and a rigid foam core. The objective was to achieve a lighter component than the corresponding reference configuration, yet fulfilling mechanical requirements related to stiffness and strength. In fact, the new C-pillar should be at least stiffer and stronger than the reference component. In addition, the final price of the new C-pillar should be in the same range as the price of the initial component, which made it impossible to apply expensive materials such as carbon fiber composite materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index