Automotive (Page 17)

In the past, when low-cost ductile steels were used for most automotive structural components, cracking during crash events was uncommon and finite element analysis (FEA) models achieved good correlation without predicting material failure. With the adoption of high strength steels, aluminum, and magnesium alloys, damage models must now capture material failure so crumple zones and...

EWI is pleased to welcome Toyota Motor North America, Inc. to our membership. The company, a subsidiary of the multinational automotive manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation, operates throughout the United States.

In past years, efforts to adopt electric technologies in transportation manufacturing have been focused on the automotive sector. Today, however, industries including aerospace, shipbuilding, and commercial trucking are incorporating electromobility innovations to create products with lower emissions and greater energy efficiency than their traditional alternatives. E-mobility solutions offer attractive benefits, but there are challenges to...