Weight reduction in aircrafts by means of new magnesium castings

Materials Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 13-20

  Arruebarrena, G ^a   Hurtado, I ^a   Wendt, A ^b   Bronfin, B ^c  

^a MONDRAGON UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b RWP GmbH   (Germany)

^c Magnesium Research Institute   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Alloy development; Casting; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CASTINGS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLIDIFICATION;

AERONAUTIC INDUSTRY; ALLOY DEVELOPMENT; MOLD FILLING;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 33845540076     PISSN: 15462498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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