Expanding the Application of Magnesium Components in the Automotive Industry: A Strategic Vision LightWeightStrategies LLC

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Cole, Gerald S., author.

Conference Name:

SAE World Congress & Exhibition (2007-04-16 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2007

Summary:

There is an increasing global realization about the need for fuel efficient vehicles. An inexpensive way to accomplish this is through mass reduction, and one of the most effective ways that this can occur is through substituting current materials with magnesium, the lightest structural metal. This document describes the results of a U.S. Automotive Materials Partnership (USAMP) sponsored study [1] that examines why magnesium use has only grown 10% per year and identifies how to promote more widespread commercial applications beyond the 5-6 kg of component currently in vehicles. The issues and concerns which have limited magnesium use are discussed via a series of research and development themes. These address concerns associated with corrosion, fastening, and minimal metalworking/non-traditional casting processing. The automotive and magnesium supplier industries have only a limited ability to develop implementation-ready magnesium components. A globally distributed, virtual R&D cybercenter concept is proposed that will manage and organize the data, develop the models, design the products and support implementing large-scale uses of magnesium parts in the automotive industry

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Publisher Number:

2007-01-1033

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license