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The USAMP Magnesium Powertrain Cast Components Project
Technical Paper
2006-01-0522
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
Over the past five years, the US Automotive Materials Partnership (USAMP) has brought together representatives from DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford Motor Company and over 40 other participant companies from the Mg casting industry to create and test a low-cost, Mg-alloy engine that would achieve a 15 - 20 % Mg component weight savings with no compromise in performance or durability. The block, oil pan, and front cover were redesigned to take advantage of the properties of both high-pressure die cast (HPDC) and sand cast Mg creep- resistant alloys. This paper describes the alloy selection process and the casting and testing of these new Mg-variant components. This paper will also examine the lessons learned and implications of this pre-competitive technology for future applications.
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Authors
- Joy A. Hines - Ford Motor Company
- Robert C. McCune - Ford Motor Company
- John E. Allison - Ford Motor Company
- Bob R. Powell - General Motors Corporation
- Larry J. Ouimet - General Motors Corporation
- William L. Miller - General Motors Corporation
- Randy Beals - DaimlerChrysler Corporation
- Lawrence Kopka - DaimlerChrysler Corporation
- Peter P. Ried - Ried and Associates
Citation
Hines, J., McCune, R., Allison, J., Powell, B. et al., "The USAMP Magnesium Powertrain Cast Components Project," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-0522, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-0522.Also In
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