Road Map for

Light Weight Materials

ØAutomotive Industry – Opportunities & Challenges.

Ø Opportunities

Ø Low car density with steady and Global

Automotive Market Development 2007 – 2018 .
Ø Apr – Feb ’10 Figures.
Ø India emerging as Low Cost Manufacturing Hub.
Ø Opportunities

Ø Higher Cargo Haulage through Roads.

Ø Golden Quadrilateral
Ø Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.
Ø Infra-structural growth.
Ø Challenges
Ø Enhanced Reliability, Safety, Rider Comfort,
Higher Speeds, Better Fuel efficiency, Co2
reduction and Environmental friendly vehicles
at LOW COST.

Ø Materials contribution –
Light weighting
Energy Storage Devices
 Light Weighting
Opportunities

Steels
Light Weight Metals Engineering Plastics
HSS / AHSS
& &
EAHSS / ULSAB
Alloys Polymers
etc.
Ø Light weight Metals & Alloys -
Ø Aluminum used predominantly.
Ø Most applications static loads (1.5 % El)
except Wheels – ASTM A 356 (5% El).
Ø Need for higher % El & Stiffness.
Ø Forming issues of Aluminum.
Ø Higher Radii requirements
Ø Tearing
Ø Surface imperfections due to Al slivers in
stamping dies left from previous sheets.
Ø Light weight Metals & Alloys -
Ø Aluminum Castings
ØInternal Soundness of Castings.
Ø Al MMC / FGM – possible solution?
Ø Al MMC / FGM – Machinability issues.
Ø Magnesium – Tooling Interchangeability
with Aluminum.
Ø Titanium – Cost limiting factor.
 Ø Summary

Ø Light weight Metals & Alloys has potential

applications like – Chassis / BIW parts etc.
Ø Needs to develop alloys with higher % El.
Ø Machinability of Al MMC & FGM needs
to be addressed.
Ø Magnesium & Titanium alloys can be other
potential area. Cost & Tooling interchangeability
issues to be addressed.
Thanks
Source : Deutsche Bank Research
 Indian Automobile Sector

v India is the 2nd largest two- wheeler

market in the world
v 5th largest commercial vehicle
market in the world
v 11th largest passenger car market
in the world
v 5th largest bus and truck market in the
world (by volume)
v India is expected to be the 7th largest
automobile market by 2016 and 3rd
largest by 2030
v Compounded Annual Growth Rate
(CAGR) is expected to be 9,5%
by 2010

Source: India Automotive Industry 2008, OSEC Business Network Switzerland