FY 2007 Progress Report for Lightweighting Materials

The FY 2007 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.

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Entire document in one file (PDF 28.9 MB)

Cover, Title Page, and Contents (PDF 294 KB)
1. Introduction (PDF 261 KB)
2. Automotive Metals - Wrought (PDF 3.1 MB)
3. Automotive Metals - Cast (PDF 1.0 MB)
4. Automotive Metals - Titanium (PDF 2.1 MB)
5. Automotive Metals - Steel (PDF 6.2 MB)
6. Automotive Metals - Cross-Cutting (PDF 7.5 MB)
7. Low-Cost Carbon Fiber (PDF 2.8 MB)
8. Polymer Composites R&D (PDF 9.6 MB)
9. Joining (PDF 2.7 MB)
10. Nondestructive Evaluation (PDF 2.5 MB)
11. Recycling (PDF 1.9 MB)
12. Materials Cross-Cutting R&D (PDF 1.3 MB)
Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF 181 KB)