Mechanical Evaluation of Joining Methodologies in Multi Material Car Body

The economical use of energy and other limited resources and the protection of the environment will be one of the main influencing cornerstones of tomorrow's mobility. Intensive efforts in the automotive industry focus on further reduction of CO2 emissions and higher energy efficiency in all phases of vehicle life cycles. Consequent development of lightweight design plays a major role for further fuel consumption reduction. Innovative and sustainable lightweight structural design can be developed only in an integrated approach through global consideration of intelligent design concepts and material technologies together with applicable manufacturing methods. Innovative approaches have to be assessed across the target conflict of weight reduction needs and economic justification to identify the most suitable solutions within respective requirements. Innovative hybrid materials and intelligent multi-material design show high application potentials for future car body light weight strategies.