Aluminium in future cars - A challenge for materials science

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 519-521, Issue PART 2, 2006, Pages 1201-1208

  Von Zengen, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aluminium semi materials; Bent extrusions; CO2 emissions reduction; Curved extrusions; Ductile castings; Fuel efficiency; Light weighting; Paint bake response

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

BENT EXTRUSIONS; CURVED EXTRUSIONS; DUCTILE CASTINGS; ENERGY COSTS; FUEL EFFICIENCY; LIGHT WEIGHTING CARS; PAINT BAKE RESPONSE;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33845276113     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.519-521.1201     Document Type: Conference Paper

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