Light alloy castings for automotive applications: The case of Al vs. Mg

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 519-521, Issue PART 2, 2006, Pages 1801-1808

  Cáceres, Carlos H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium casting alloys; Greenhouse gases; Magnesium casting alloys; Penalty functions; Pidgeon process

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CAST IRON; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; MAGNESIUM CASTINGS; STEEL;

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; LIGHT ALLOY CASTINGS; PENALTY FUNCTIONS; PIDGEON PROCESS;

ALUMINUM CASTINGS;

EID: 33845277665     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.519-521.1801     Document Type: Conference Paper

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