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Development of Integral Aluminum Cross Member by Squeeze Casting
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By changing the method of manufacturing cross members (overall length : 1300 mm) for passenger vehicles from a welded steel plate structure to an integrated cast aluminum structure, the number of components required has been cut from 16 to 3, and the weight has been cut by half, from 20 to 10 kg. The casting method used is squeeze casting, which imparts excellent mechanical properties and permits casting of large-size products with thicknesses generally as low as 4.5 mm.
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Fukube, H., Sato, T., Manda, H., Yamamoto, T. et al., "Development of Integral Aluminum Cross Member by Squeeze Casting," SAE Technical Paper 960171, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/960171.Also In
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- Yoshida Minoru Japan institute of Light Metals High performance Aluminum Die Casting 1985 2 41 48
- Ito Katsufumi Hatanaka Tosifumi Ando Kazuomi Japan Association of casting Researching Report
- Komatsu Shunsaku Kanoh Yoshinobu Fukube Hdeharu Manda Hisashi SAE Technical Paper Series Squeeze Casting for Disc Brake Calipers 1990 2 26