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Corporate Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Lightweight Materials for 21st Century Army Trucks.

Title Use of lightweight materials in 21st century army trucks / Committee on Lightweight Materials for 21st Century Army Trucks, National Materials Advisory Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003.
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Description 1 online resource (xv, 96 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Funding National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command DAAE07-00-C-L042
Contents ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables""; ""Executive Summary""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""NEW MATERIALS AND PROCESSING OPPORTUNITIES""; ""Research and Development""; ""TABLE ES-1 Summary of Opportunities for New Materials, Applications, and Research""; ""Tracking New Materials for Repair and Disposal""; ""METHODS OF ENABLING NEW TECHNOLOGY INSERTION""; ""Future Tactical Truck Strategy""; ""Bid Solicitation and Procurement Processes""; ""System for Tracking Vehicle Age and Condition""; ""COORDINATION OF RESEARCH""; ""Leveraging Commercial Advances""; ""Chapter One""
""Introduction""""USE OF TRUCKS IN THE U.S. ARMY""; ""U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command""; ""Trucks in the Legacy Force Fleet""; ""FUTURE ARMY TRUCKS""; ""Strategy for Transforming the Army�s Truck Fleet""; ""Requirements of the Future Army Truck Fleet""; ""Reduced Fuel Consumption""; ""Weight Reduction""; ""Reduced Logistics Footprint""; ""Reduced Maintenance""; ""Crashworthiness and Road Safety""; ""ROLE OF NEW MATERIALS IN MEETING FUTURE NEEDS""; ""Advantages of Lightweight Materials""; ""Previous Studies on Lightweight Materials for Vehicles""
""ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""""Chapter Two""; ""New Materials and Processing Opportunities""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Selection of New Materials and Processes""; ""Component Shape""; ""Low-Cost Processing""; ""Repair and Disposal of New Materials""; ""SHORT-TERM OPPORTUNITIES""; ""Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys""; ""High-Strength Steels""; ""Improved Corrosion Resistance""; ""Other Commercially Available Technologies""; ""Metal Matrix Composite Brake Rotors and Drums""; ""Hydroformed Tubes""; ""Tailor Welded Sheets""; ""Driveshafts""; ""Composite Springs""; ""MEDIUM-TERM OPPORTUNITIES""
""Ferrous Materials""""High-Strength Steel Alloys""; ""Ultrahigh-carbon Steels""; ""Aluminum Alloys""; ""Magnesium Alloys""; ""Metal Matrix Composites""; ""Polymer Matrix Composites""; ""Improved Casting Technologies""; ""LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES""; ""Titanium Alloys""; ""Net Shape Manufacturing""; ""Self-Repair, Self-Maintenance""; ""Chapter Three""; ""Enabling New Technology Insertion""; ""BARRIERS""; ""Few Design Cycles""; ""Low Production Volumes""; ""IMPROVED ARMY PROCUREMENT PROCESS""; ""Fuel-Efficiency Requirements""; ""Life-Cycle Assessment""; ""Best-Value Procurement""
""IMPROVED MAINTENANCE SYSTEM""""Design for Reduced Maintenance""; ""Systematic Replacement of Older Trucks""; ""Alternative Ownership Strategies""; ""REDUCING THE COST OF NEW TECHNOLOGY""; ""Modular Design""; ""Common Systems/Components and Standardization""; ""RADICAL REDESIGN ENABLED BY NEW TECHNOLOGIES""; ""Hybrid Electric Powertrains""; ""Fuel Cells""; ""LEVERAGING COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES""; ""Government Programs""; ""Commercial Automotive Partnerships""; ""Joint Government-Industry Collaborations""; ""Chapter Four""; ""Conclusions and Recommendations""
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Subject Military trucks -- Materials.
Military trucks.
Materials.
Lightweight construction.
Lightweight construction.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Technical reports.
Technical reports.
Other Form: Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Lightweight Materials for 21st Century Army Trucks. Use of lightweight materials in 21st century army trucks. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003 0309088690 (DLC) 2003271351 (OCoLC)52187217
ISBN 0309506468 (electronic book)
9780309506465 (electronic book)
0309088690 (paperback)
9780309088695 (paperback)

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