In order to study the lightweight effect of different materials on vehicle, we first took the two-end-fixed thin-walled beam as the research object and the Stiffness Mass Efficient as the corresponding criterion. According to the FEM simulation with four different materials conducted on thin-walled beam, the theoretical conclusion was proved coincident with the numerical one. Focusing on vehicle body-in-white, its material of beams was chosen as a variable in FEM analysis, and the relation between material attributes and body stiffness was acquired. It is noted that the magnesium-silicon alloy and the Pan-Base Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite can achieve better lightweight effect than that of mild steel, while the classic aluminum alloy can not realize lightweight without necessary structural optimization.
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ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 28–31, 2011
Washington, DC, USA
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- Design Engineering Division and Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5479-2
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Theoretical and Numerical Analysis on Material-Stiffness Characteristics for Thin-Walled Beams on Vehicles
Xiao Han,
Xiao Han
Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Wenbin Hou,
Wenbin Hou
Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Ping Hu
Ping Hu
Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Xiao Han
Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
Wenbin Hou
Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
Ping Hu
Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
Paper No:
DETC2011-47420, pp. 471-477; 7 pages
Published Online:
June 12, 2012
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Han, X, Hou, W, & Hu, P. "Theoretical and Numerical Analysis on Material-Stiffness Characteristics for Thin-Walled Beams on Vehicles." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 2: 31st Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Parts A and B. Washington, DC, USA. August 28–31, 2011. pp. 471-477. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2011-47420
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