Towards magnesium alloys for high-volume automotive applications

• Published in: Scripta materialia Vol. 128; pp. 107 - 112
• Main Authors: Joost, William J., Krajewski, Paul E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Automobiles; Automotive; Automotive engineering; Barriers; Fuel consumption; Lightweighting; Magnesium; Magnesium base alloys; Trucks; Weight reduction; Lightweighting; Automotive; Magnesium

Reducing vehicle weight is an important approach for increasing fuel economy, addressing regulatory requirements, and meeting consumer needs. Magnesium alloys are among the lightest structural metals and offer tremendous weight saving potential; however, many technical and commercial barriers limit...