Magnesium engine cradle-the USCAR structural cast magnesium development project

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Li, Naiyi ^a   Osborne, Richard ^b   Cox, Bruce ^c   Penrod, Donald ^d  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c DaimlerChrylser Corporation   (United States)

^d Manufacturing Services and Development Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; CORROSION RESISTANT COATINGS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MOLDS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PERMANENT MOLD CASTING; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); STRUCTURAL METALS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

CASTING SOLIDIFICATION; FRONT ENGINE CRADLE CASTING; HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTS; NOISE VIBRATION HARSHNESS; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; USCAR STRUCTURAL CAST MAGNESIUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT;

MAGNESIUM CASTINGS;

EID: 85072457984     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-0337     Document Type: Conference Paper

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