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Applications – Car body – Hang-on parts Table of contents 3 Hang-on parts 2 3.1 Boot lids and liftgates 2 3.2 Wings 5 3.3 Doors 7 3.3.1 Aluminium door designs9 3.3.2 Aluminium door frame modules 19 3.3.3 Door side impact beams 21 Version 2013 © European Aluminium Association (auto@eaa.be) 1 3 Hang-on parts 3.1 Boot lids and liftgates The boot lid (UK) or decklid (US) is the panel that covers the boot (or trunk) of an automobile. It enables access to the main luggage compartment. A hinge allows the boot lid to be raised, while devices such as springs or gas cylinders hold it up in the open position. Jaguar XJ (X351), a car model with an aluminium boot lid (Photo: Jaguar) In principle, boot lids have to fulfil similar requirements and are subject to the same design guidelines as bonnets. However, aluminium sheets are used much less for boot lids than for bonnets. The main reason is that the “value” of weight saved in the rear of the car is significantly lower than in the front because of the aim for a 50:50 axle load distribution. In many cases, automobile engineers are even shifting mass (e.g. batteries) towards the back in order to achieve a more balanced axle weight distribution. Consequently, aluminium boot lids are mainly used for car models with an all-aluminium body structure. But there are nevertheless a few (mixed material design) upper car models which use an aluminium boot lid for weight reduction. When substituting aluminium for steel in a boot lid, weight savings of about 50% can be achieved. As an example, the boot lid shown below (weight 8.6 kg) - which was designed for the Ford P2000 vehicle - represents a weight reduction of 5.4 kg (53%) compared to an equivalent steel design. The alloy AA 6022-T4, aged to T6 during paint bake process, was appl