Wrought magnesium alloys and manufacturing processes for automotive applications

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Luo, Alan A ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; STEEL CASTINGS; STEEL FIBERS;

ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; WROUGHT MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 85072484576     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-0734     Document Type: Conference Paper

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