How aluminium is driving a new dynamic in automotive design
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Lighter, greener, simpler – aluminium drives new dynamics in automotive design
Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the global network of key material and service providers that support the rapidly evolving automotive industry have made great strides in reducing their carbon footprint over the past few decades, while delivering tremendous performance benefits to the buyers and users of their products. But there is still room for improvement!
Lighter, greener and easier to manufacture vehicles are critical to improving the features, functionality and sustainability of the internal combustion engine (ICE) models in the automotive industry, while also growing the increasingly robust battery electric vehicle (BEV) market. A key element in the realisation? Aluminium!
Aluminium is key
Aluminium is the fastest growing material in the automotive industry. Not without reason: few other materials can match aluminium when it comes to achieving the strength, durability and low carbon footprint required by increasingly innovative vehicle designs, while significantly reducing weight. Switching to aluminium is therefore the most effective way to help both ICE vehicles and BEVs meet fuel and energy efficiency targets while reducing carbon emissions.
Aluminium is lighter than steel while offering higher specific strength, energy absorption capacity and durability. The material density of aluminium is one third that of steel, and the weight reduction can mean a weight saving of more than 40% compared to a steel body-in-white.
Aluminium is more environmentally friendly: The weight reduction achieved through the increased use of aluminium leads to lower energy consumption over the entire service life of a vehicle. For example, reducing the weight of an internal combustion vehicle by 100kg (220lb) will reduce fuel consumption by up to 5% over the lifetime of a vehicle. The same 220-pound weight reduction in a BEV means a reduction of about 3.2 kWh of energy required for the same range. As OEM fleets continue to move toward larger vehicles such as SUVs and trucks, aluminium sheet offers even greater benefits in vehicle efficiency and performance, helping automakers achieve lower emissions, longer battery ranges and greater weight savings.
The transformation in the automotive industry is leading to new paradigms for vehicle design, lightweight construction and manufacturing efficiency. To drive these new paradigms, it is necessary to improve the collective understanding of the challenges and jointly develop innovative solutions to overcome these challenges. For automotive manufacturers and suppliers facing industry challenges, closer collaboration earlier in the vehicle design process is an extremely important step. Only through closer collaboration can the collective knowledge, technology and automotive-specific experience be harnessed to make it easier for OEMs to design with aluminium.
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