Alloy Selections for Automotive Aluminum Castings

780249

02/01/1978

Event
1978 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The engineer and metallurgist, working as a team, have made a tremendous step forward in worldwide conservation of energy.
Replacing cast and malleable iron castings with aluminum castings in the automotive industry has greatly reduced the weight of the car.
Designing castings in one piece where there is an assembly of component parts is a more economical and mechanically sound procedure.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/780249
Pages
12
Citation
Armstrong, G., "Alloy Selections for Automotive Aluminum Castings," SAE Technical Paper 780249, 1978, https://doi.org/10.4271/780249.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1978
Product Code
780249
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English