BODY CONSTRUCTION: WHAT MATERIALS SHOULD BE USED IN WHAT PARTS OF THE BODY AND WHY
The composite materials of the car body are considered. Their advantages and disadvantages are analyzed. The basis of the body frame with the highest possible level of passive safety is ultra-high-strength steel and aluminum. However, the development of technologies and increasing requirements for passive safety force engineers to find new materials: thus appeared magnesium alloys and carbon fiber. They made it possible to make cars lighter, without losses in stiffness characteristics and load absorption capacity.