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Automotive materials: lighter, stronger, faster.

Advanced Materials & Processes,  July, 2005  

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This article summarizes several papers presented at the 2005 SAE World Congress in Detroit in April, and includes news reports and photos from many automotive materials manufacturers. Aluminum castings, extrusions, and stampings build Aston Martin The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is made of a combination of aluminum, steel, and advanced composite exterior panels, according the Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich.

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Panels with a high degree of complexity and a deeper shape, such as the front wings, are made of composites. The V8 Vantage is the second model based on Aston Martin's unique VH ...

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