TY - GEN AU - Al-Samman,Talal TI - Material and Process Design for Lightweight Structures SN - books978-3-03897-959-3 PY - 2019/// PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - n/a KW - microstructure KW - Mg-Al-Ba-Ca alloy KW - strength KW - severe plastic deformation KW - hot working KW - surface roughness KW - high pressure torsion extrusion KW - optimization KW - fatigue fracture behavior KW - magnesium alloys KW - de-coring KW - formability KW - multilayered sheets KW - HPDC KW - spring-back KW - contact heat transfer KW - mechanical properties KW - bending KW - in-die quenching KW - equivalent strain KW - light metals KW - processing KW - heat transfer KW - damage KW - creep aging KW - thin-walled profile KW - rolling KW - aluminum alloy KW - transmission line fittings KW - ceramic core KW - processing map KW - automated void recognition KW - FEA KW - multi-output porthole extrusion KW - density KW - kinetic analysis KW - texture KW - non-ferrous alloys KW - material characterization KW - stress superposition KW - hot stamping KW - metal flow KW - hybrid composite material KW - V-bending test KW - finite element model KW - aluminium alloy KW - shear lap test KW - Al-Cu-Mg alloy KW - characterization N1 - Open Access N2 - The use of lightweight structures across several industries has become inevitable in today’s world given the ever-rising demand for improved fuel economy and resource efficiency. In the automotive industry, composites, reinforced plastics, and lightweight materials, such as aluminum and magnesium are being adopted by many OEMs at increasing rates to reduce vehicle mass and develop efficient new lightweight designs. Automotive weight reduction with high-strength steel is also witnessing major ongoing efforts to design novel damage-controlled forming processes for a new generation of efficient, lightweight steel components. Although great progress has been made over the past decades in understanding the thermomechanical behavior of these materials, their extensive use as lightweight solutions is still limited due to numerous challenges that play a key role in cost competitiveness. Hence, significant research efforts are still required to fully understand the anisotropic material behavior, failure mechanisms, and, most importantly, the interplay between industrial processing, microstructure development, and the resulting properties. This Special Issue reprint book features concise reports on the current status in the field. The topics discussed herein include areas of manufacturing and processing technologies of materials for lightweight applications, innovative microstructure and process design concepts, and advanced characterization techniques combined with modeling of material’s behavior UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1319 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/52847 ER -