FY 2008 Progress Report for Lightweighting Materials
The FY 2008 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 81.5 MB)
- Cover, Title Page, and Contents (PDF 1.3 MB)
- 1. Introduction (PDF 818 KB)
- 2. Automotive Metals - Wrought (PDF 9.1 MB)
- 3. Automotive Metals - Cast (PDF 8.1 MB)
- 4. Automotive Metals - Titanium (PDF 5.5 MB)
- 5. Automotive Metals - Steel (PDF 15.2 MB)
- 6. Automotive Metals - Cross-Cutting (PDF 14.9 MB)
- 7. Low-Cost Carbon Fiber (PDF 2.9 MB)
- 8. Polymer Composites R&D (PDF 23.0 MB)
- 9. Joining (PDF 3.4 MB)
- 10. Nondestructive Evaluation (PDF 6.2 MB)
- 11. Recycling (PDF 2.0 MB)
- 12. Materials Cross-Cutting R&D (PDF 3.4 MB)
- Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF 835 KB)
- Disclaimer and Back Cover (PDF 1.3 MB)