Manufacturing & EV
Automotive Materials
5 self-contained study topics — notes, diagrams, formulas, and worked examples for exams and GATE.
Topics
- High Strength SteelsHigh-strength steels improve crash performance and mass efficiency while preserving manufacturability at scale.
- Aluminium and Magnesium AlloysAluminium and magnesium reduce mass significantly but require careful joining and corrosion engineering.
- Composites in AutomotiveAutomotive composites provide high specific performance but require anisotropic design and process-aware manufacturing.
- Material Selection for CrashworthinessCrashworthy material selection balances energy absorption, controlled collapse, and occupant-survival space protection.
- Corrosion ProtectionCorrosion protection in vehicles combines material, coating, sealing, and electrochemical control strategies.