Materials Research Agenda for the Automobile and Aircraft Industries

Materials Research Agenda for the Automobile and Aircraft Industries

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309049856
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309573115
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1993
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 85
  • Language: English

This volume presents a materials research agenda for the commercial aircraft and automobile industries for the next two decades. Two case studies are used as a basis for discussion: the 50-mile-per-gallon, 5-passenger sedan and the high-speed civil transport. Also identified are those general materials drivers and the materials research required for each field.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Automotive and Aircraft Industries
  • Materials Research Agenda for the Automotive Industry
  • Materials Research Agenda fr the Civil Aircraft Industry
  • References
  • Appendix A: Workshop Attendees
  • Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

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