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 Each quarter, the WardsAuto Outlook Conference series brings you updates on new trends that could impact your business in the coming months and years.Our December 8th event will feature a presentation on new innovations in materials and lightweighting. Future of Automotive Materials Not Predetermined (excerpted from article by Drew Winter, WardsAuto) To some, the automotive materials path looks like mankind’s prehistory, steadily progressing from steel and aluminum to magnesium and carbon fiber like man evolved from the stone to bronze and iron ages. But as the steel folks are quick to point out, all the lightest materials require a lot of energy to manufacture and have big carbon footprints unless that energy comes from renewable sources such as hydroelectric power. They also pose joining and welding challenges and remain stubbornly more expensive than steel. Even so, according to the Ducker Worldwide “2015 North American Light Vehicle Aluminum Content Study,” within the next decade aluminum sheet for light-vehicle body and closure parts will grow from less than 200 million lbs. (91 million kg) in 2012 to nearly 4 billion lbs. (1.8 billion kg). Within the same timeframe, every leading automaker is expected to have an aluminum body program in place, according to the study. While more aluminum-intensive vehicles certainly are in the cards, industry sources say the majority of future vehicles likely will use a mixture of materials that will take advantage of the specific strengths of individual materials while minimizing overall costs. While this presents additional joining and welding challenges, automakers and suppliers are well on their way to solving these issues. Hear Drew Winter, director of content for WardsAuto, present more on this topic during the December 8 WardsAuto Outlook Conference. Register Now. The December 8th WardsAuto Outlook Conference will cover:
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