1. Home
  2. Transports
  3. Vehicules and mobility
  4. Composites in the automotive industry

  5. Main innovations since the introduction of composite materials

Article | REF: AM5600 V2

Composites in the automotive industry

Authors: Nicola PICCIRELLI, Alain GIOCOSA

Publication date: April 10, 2011 | Lire en français

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!

Automatically translated using artificial intelligence technology (Note that only the original version is binding) > find out more.

    A  |  A

    4. Main innovations since the introduction of composite materials

    4.1 Chronology of innovative vehicles since the 1950s

    Composite materials first appeared in the automotive industry in the mid-1950s.

    The main vehicles with noteworthy innovations were the following:

    • 1955: the chassis and body panels of the Chevrolet Corvette and the Alpine Renault sedan are made from contact polyester/fiberglass. Styling effects and cost savings (no stamping tools or presses) were the main motivations;

    • 1955: the roof of the Citroën DS 19, made of polyester/fiberglass, with the introduction of non-metallic panels in mass production;

    • 1957: the Trabant 601, whose body is made of thermosetting...

    You do not have access to this resource.

    Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

    You do not have access to this resource.
    Click here to request your free trial access!

    Already subscribed? Log in!

    The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

    A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
    + More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
    From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

    This article is included in

    Vehicules and mobility

    This offer includes:

    Knowledge Base

    Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

    Services

    A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

    Practical Path

    Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

    Doc & Quiz

    Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

    Subscribe now!

    Ongoing reading
    Main innovations since the introduction of composite materials
    Outline