UltraLight Steel Auto Body - Final Report - American Iron & Steel ...

4. Structural Performance 29
4.1 Validation 29
4.2 CAE Analysis 29
4.2.1 Static and modal analysis 30
4.2.2 Crash analysis 30
4.3 Physical testing 39
4.3.1 Static torsion test 39
4.3.2 Static bending test 39
4.3.3 Modal test 40
4.4 Results and prediction 41
4.5 Structural performance 42
4.6 Body structure 42
5. Economic Analysis 43
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5.1 General inputs 44
5.2 Production costs 44
5.2.1 Fabrication 44
5.2.2 Assembly 44
5.3 Model scope 45
5.4 ULSAB results 45
5.4.1 Fabrication breakdown 46
5.4.2 Assembly breakdown 46
5.4.3 Investments 47
5.5 Sensitivity analysis 47
5.6 Comparison 48
5.7 Conclusion 50