aluminium in commercial vehicles - European Aluminium Association
aluminium in commercial vehicles - European Aluminium Association
aluminium in commercial vehicles - European Aluminium Association
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CHAPTER IV<br />
FREQUENTLY<br />
ASKED QUESTIONS<br />
1. ALUMINIUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30<br />
1.1. What are the advantages of an <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> <strong>vehicles</strong>? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30<br />
1.2. Is there an additional cost for an <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30<br />
1.3. What are the ma<strong>in</strong> benefits for the environment? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30<br />
1.4. Is it necessary to pa<strong>in</strong>t an <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />
1.5. Is it possible to repair an <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />
1.6. Does <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> burn ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />
2. ALUMINIUM CHASSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32<br />
2.1. How is an <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> chassis designed and what are the weight sav<strong>in</strong>gs achievable? . 32<br />
2.2. Are there different <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> chassis designs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33<br />
2.3. Is the life of an <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> chassis shorter than a steel chassis? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />
2.4. How does <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> compete with high strength steel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />
3. ALUMINIUM TIPPERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />
3.1. Are there different <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> tipp<strong>in</strong>g body designs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />
3.2. What about the wear resistance of <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> tipp<strong>in</strong>g bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />
3.3. What type of chassis is needed for an <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> tipper body? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36<br />
3.4. What about tipp<strong>in</strong>g stability? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36<br />
4. ALUMINIUM TANKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37<br />
4.1. How should a tank for the transport of dangerous goods (ADR) be designed? . 37<br />
4.2. Which alloys are suitable for ADR tanks? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37