Economical Assembly of Aluminium Parts with Composite Materials in Automotive Competitive Industry

At the present time, in the automotive competitive industry, new materials are investigated for to satisfy relative requirements to the design and manufacturing of structures more slight and resistant that allows bigger speed with smaller energy consumption (compound materials, aluminum alloys, etc.). Structural adhesives can use for joint compounds materials with aluminum and they will provide, front traditional methods and among other advantages, a smaller weight, uniform distribution of stress, tightness and elimination of the galvanic corrosion. Present work analyzes viable technically structural adhesives and, by means the application of Value Analysis, to select the adhesive and surface treatment that have the best mechanical benefits/cost ratio.