Output details
12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Sunderland
Chapter title
Low Cost Carbon Fibre: Applications, Performance and Cost Models
Type
C - Chapter in book
DOI
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Publisher of book
Wiley
Book title
Advanced Composite Materials for Automotive Applications: Structural Integrity and Crashworthiness
ISBN of book
978-1-118-42386-8
Year of publication
2013
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
In an earlier chapter, the Development of Low Cost Carbon Fibre for Automotive Applications project underway at ORNL was discussed. This Chapter presents an extension of that work in which vehicle weight reduction case studies are analysed in the context of the underpinning performance and cost models. Program goals stipulate a reduction of between 50% and 65% in the cost of raw fibre. The routes to this goal together with the interdependence between performance, cost and weight saving are analysed in detail. This research is unique in scope and ambition and remains world-leading in its innovation and significance.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
D - Advanced Composite Materials
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
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Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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