Casting the die.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hill, Alistair
- Source
- Automotive Manufacturing Solutions. Mar/Apr2005, p68-73. 5p. 3 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *AUTOMOTIVE fuel consumption
AUTOMOTIVE engineering
AUTOMOBILE weight
ALUMINUM
VEHICLES
- Language
- ISSN
- 1471-6038
Looks at the key decisions faced by vehicle manufacturers regarding the use of lighter metals for vehicles. Challenges faced by vehicle manufacturers; Legislative requirements demanded from vehicle manufacturers; Effect of reducing the vehicle body mass on fuel consumption; Advantages of using aluminum. INSET: ALUMINUM: CLOSING THE GAP TO STEEL.