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The Application of Magnesium Alloys to the Lightweighting of Automotive Structures

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This paper investigates some of the opportunities for magnesium alloys based on magnesium’s attributes, such as excellent die castability and high strength to weight ratio. Barriers to the uptake of magnesium alloys are considered and recent technical advancements outlined including the development of creep resistant alloys, high extrudibility alloys, joining technologies and corrosion performance. Finally issues to do with the life-cycle performance of magnesium alloys are discussed.

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  1. CAST Co-operative Research Centre, Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800, Australia

    Mark Easton, Chris Davies, Xiaobo Chen & Nick Birbilis

  2. CAST Co-operative Research Centre, CSIRO Process Science and Engineering, Clayton, VIC, 3169, Australia

    Mark Gibson

  3. CAST Co-operative Research Centre, Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation, Deakin University, Geelong, 3217, Australia

    Aiden Beer & Matthew Barnett

  4. CAST Co-operative Research Centre, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia

    Yvonne Durandet

  5. CAST Co-operative Research Centre, Henrob (UK) Pty Ltd, Geebung, Brisbane, Queensland, 4034, Australia

    Stuart Blacket

  6. CAST Co-operative Research Centre, Advanced Magnesium Technologies, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia

    Trevor Abbott

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  1. RMIT University, Bundoora, 3083, Australia

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  2. UAS-Ingolstadt, Marie-Curie-Straße 6, Ingolstadt, 85055, Germany

    Jörg Wellnitz

  3. RMIT University, Melbourne, 3083, Australia

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Easton, M. et al. (2012). The Application of Magnesium Alloys to the Lightweighting of Automotive Structures. In: Subic, A., Wellnitz, J., Leary, M., Koopmans, L. (eds) Sustainable Automotive Technologies 2012. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24145-1_3

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