FY 2009 Progress Report for Lightweighting Materials

The FY 2009 Progress Report for Lightweighting Materials focuses on the development and validation of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies, to significantly reduce automotive vehicle body and chassis weight without compromising other attributes such as safety, performance, recyclability, and cost.

The document is very large; it has been divided into sections for easier use.

• Cover and Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Automotive Metals - Wrought
• 3. Automotive Metals - Cast
• 4. Automotive Metals – Titanium
• 5. Automotive Metals - Steel)
• 6. Automotive Metals - Crosscutting
• 7. Low-Cost Carbon Fiber
• 8. Polymer Composites Research and Development
• 9. Joining
• 10. Nondestructive Evaluation
• 11. Recycling
• 12. Materials Crosscutting Research and Development
• A. Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Disclaimer and Back Cover