Aluminium lightweight design study by Alumobility & Porsche
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Alumobility and Porsche AG jointly conducted a study focusing on the conversion of the roof frame of the Porsche Taycan – from a mixed material construction to a pure aluminium design. The results of the study were presented at the end of April as part of Car Body Xperience 2024 in Rochester, USA.
The collaboration between the association and the German luxury sports car manufacturer underlines the enormous potential of aluminium in lightweight construction for future mobility solutions.
Weight savings of around 40 per cent
The theoretical case study aimed to convert the existing steel-intensive roof frame structure of the Porsche Taycan from a material mix to a pure aluminium roof frame.
The results show that the use of aluminium can achieve a weight saving of around 40 percent compared to steel-based parts – without compromising safety, stiffness or performance. They also show that more aluminium-intensive vehicles offer opportunities to increase manufacturing efficiency by reducing the number of parts, joint types and total number of joints, and that recycled aluminium can reduce lifetime emissions compared to the steel-based reference material.
Aluminium as the material of choice for the future of mobility
Professor Mark White, Technical Director at Alumobility explains happily: “Our objective was to demonstrate that converting the Taycan Top Hat to all aluminium would deliver weight, CO2e and complexity reduction without sacrificing performance, safety or appearance, and we delivered on that target.” Porsche is also pleased with the results of the study: “For us at Porsche it is a great benefit to get state-of-the art technical industry input regarding lightweight structures,” adds Jens Christlein, Head of R&D Body in White at Porsche. “The cooperation with Alumobility and its entire team was very efficient and provided many interesting features which will help us to optimize our cars further toward benchmarking performance.”
“Working with a partner like Porsche is a great step for advancing Alumobility’s mission of conducting technical studies that showcase how aluminium is the material of choice for the future of mobility,” concludes Professor White.
About Alumobility
Alumobility is a global ecosystem of leading aluminium and downstream technology partners that supports automotive manufacturers in creating lighter, safer, smarter and more sustainable vehicles. The non-profit association was founded to focus on technical studies to advance the adoption of aluminium automotive body sheet (ABS). Alumobility is helping to fulfill the promise of a lighter, more efficient, more sustainable mobility future.
