Materials Research Agenda for the Automotive and Aircraft Industries Report of the Committee on Materials for the 21st Century

This volume presents a materials research agenda for the commercial aircraft and automobile industries for the next two decades. Two case studies are used as a basis for discussion: the 50-mile-per-gallon, 5-passenger sedan and the high-speed civil transport. Also identified are those general materials drivers and the materials research required for each field.National Research Council Staff is the author of 'Materials Research Agenda for the Automotive and Aircraft Industries Report of the Committee on Materials for the 21st Century' with ISBN 9780309049856 and ISBN 0309049857.