Hybrid car bodies fabricated by joining parts made with steel and aluminum alloys are
becoming increasingly common. This provides an affordable mean to decrease the car …

Driven by increasing costs for energy and raw material and especially by the European CO
2-emission laws, automotive industry faces the challenge to develop more lightweight and at …

This paper presents a comprehensive study of the metallurgical challenges of welding
dissimilar metals. It also describes the important factors in dissimilar welding which need to …

The affordable implementation of lightweight constructions in automotive engineering
depends not only on the availability of suitable processing technologies for new lightweight …

Multimaterial car body design: challenge for welding and joining Page 1 Multimaterial car body
design: challenge for welding and joining U. Dilthey* and L. Stein High safety and low weight are …

In recent years, the demand for advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) has increased to
improve the durability and service life of steel structures. The development of these steels …

The mass saving potential of light-weight materials, such as Al alloys, is beneficial for fuel
economy and reducing CO 2 emissions. However, the wide-spread use of these alloys has …

Since the need for the joining of dissimilar materials is increasing, the wide range of
requirements of the numerous industries would lead to the development of new welding …

Concerns regarding the environmental impact of motor vehicles are driving automotive
manufactures to develop lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Such a task is further …

The automotive industry is entering an era in which lightweight constructions are gaining in
importance. For this purpose, technologies have been developed in recent years to produce …