TY - BOOK AU - Faruk,Omar AU - Tjong,Jimi AU - Sain,Mohini TI - Lightweight and sustainable materials for automotive applications SN - 9781498756877 PY - 2017/// CY - Boca Raton PB - Taylor & Francis, CRC Press KW - Automobiles KW - Materials KW - Weight KW - Plastics in automobiles N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites -- Natural fiber reinforced thermosets composites -- Wood fiber reinforced thermoplastic and thermosets composites -- Bio-based thermoplastic and thermosets polymers -- Bio-based EPDM rubber and sustainable EPDM compounding -- Carbon fiber composite materials -- Glass fiber composite materials -- Lightweight nano composite materials -- Tribology of aluminum and aluminum matrix composite materials -- Magnesium and its alloys -- Thermoplastic foams : an automotive perspective -- Lightweight thermosets foams -- Life cycle assessment of lightweight materials for automotive applications -- Case studies - sustainable and lightweight automotive parts via injection molding ER -