GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT 

Engineering materials are the substances out of which something are designed, constructed or produced. Automobile construction or manufacturing is done through combination of materials. Materials for automobile construction, comprehensively employs both metallic and non-metallic materials for the production of the different components. The metallic materials include iron, steel, copper, zinc, aluminum, magnesium among others, the non-melodic materials in vehicle manufacturing are plastics, rubber, glass, carbon and fiber. The choice of materials for any component depends upon the condition the component will encounter during operation vise visa the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of such material.