The ALLIANCE final event:
Future of Automotive Lightweighting Day

On September 19, the AffordabLe LIghtweight Automobiles AlliaNCE (ALLIANCE) hosted its final event at the Institute for Automotive Engineering (IKA) in Aachen, to celebrate three years of automotive lightweighting research.

 

Read all about it here

Materials Entries

Phase 1

  • A detailed description of key characteristics and material benefits
  • A list of relevant mechanical properties
  • Potential automotive application fields
  • Proof of material testing on coupon level

Phase 2

  • Proof of material testing on component level
  • Material cards
  • Guideline for virtual layout of
    material concepts
  • Basic data to evaluate cost of material
  • Basic data to evaluate GWP impact of material

Manufacturing Entries

Phase 1

  • A detailed description of key characteristics and process benefits
  • A list of relevant mechanical properties
  • A list of process related materials and material specifications
  • Potential automotive application field

Phase 2

  • Feasibility proof by prototype component
  • Detailed design guideline for layout of component
  • Material cards
  • Basic data to evaluate cost of process
  • Basic data to evaluate GWP impact of process

For more information, contact Amy McCready at a.mccready@baxcompany.com

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