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Torque.com.sg - Periodic table of elements used to construct a car
Automotive Technology - Materials
Carbon
BBC News - Carbon fibre planes: Lighter and stronger by design
The Drive - Carbon Fiber's Days As the Car World's Lightweight Miracle Material May Be Numbered
Global Times CN - China-made carbon fiber train finishes trial run
MIT Technology Review - Where’s the Affordable Carbon Fiber Automobile?
Iron
MAT Foundry - WHY WE USE IRON IN CAR COMPONENTS
WorldAutoSteel - Recycling Steel and Iron Used In Automobiles
Magnesium
International Magnesium Association - AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
Investing News - How Magnesium Alloys are Making Planes Lighter
Total Materia - Automotive Uses of Magnesium Alloys: Part One
Aluminium
The Aluminium Insider - Aluminium use in the production of trains steams ahead
Aluminium Leader - ALUMINIUM IN TRANSPORT
Engineering.com - The Battle of the Bodies: Steel vs. Aluminum in Automotive Production
Metal Supermarkets - ALUMINUM AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY
Monroe Aerospace - Why Aluminum is Used to Build Airplanes
World Aluminum - Aircraft
World Aluminum - Aluminum in Transport
Video Resources
Aluminium and the Age of Flight - Metal: How It Works - BBC Four
Source: (
BBC, 2012
)
Carbon Fiber Construction - /INSIDE KOENIGSEGG
Source: (
THE DRIVE, 2013
)
Magnesium Cars
Source: (
UBC Engineering, 2014
)
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