The USAMP magnesium powertrain cast components project

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hines, Joy A ^a   McCune, Robert C ^a   Allison, John E ^a   Powell, Bob R ^b   Ouimet, Larry J ^b   Miller, William L ^b   Beals, Randy ^c   Kopka, Lawrence ^c   Ried, Peter P ^d  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^d Ried and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTING; DURABILITY; MAGNESIUM CASTINGS;

AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS; CASTING INDUSTRY; COMPONENT WEIGHT; CREEP RESISTANT ALLOYS; DAIMLER-CHRYSLER; FORD MOTOR COMPANIES; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84975824729     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-0522     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. "Die Casting" in Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys, ASM International, Materials Park, OH, USA, 1999.
2. Magnesium Die Casting Handbook, NADCA Publication #201, 1998.
3. POWELL B.R., et al., "Progress Toward a Magnesium Intensive Engine: The USAMP Magnesium Powertrain Cast Components Project," SAE Technical Publication No. 2004-01-0654, SAE, Warrendale, PA, USA, 2004.
4. BEALS R., et al., "Fundamental Research Needs for the Magnesium Powertrain Cast Components (MPCC) Project," in Magnesium Technology 2004, ed. Luo A., TMS, Warrendale, PA, USA, 2004, pp. 11-17.