Magnesium alloys for lightweight powertrains and automotive structures

Materials, Design and Manufacturing for Lightweight Vehicles

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 114-173

  Powell, B R ^a   Krajewski, P E ^a   Luo, A A ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive; Casting; Extrusion; Hydroforming; Magnesium; Sheet forming

Indexed keywords

CASTING; EXTRUSION; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM CASTINGS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; STRUCTURAL METALS;

AUTOMOTIVE; AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES; EXTRUSION PROCESS; HYDROFORMING; LIGHTWEIGHT POWERTRAINS; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SHEET FORMING; SUB-SYSTEMS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84904374494     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845697822.1.114     Document Type: Chapter

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