Using Aluminum Alloy Materials to Realize Automobile Lightweight

(China Aluminum Network) Energy-saving, environmental protection, safety, comfort, intelligent, and network is the trend of automobile technology, especially energy-saving and environmental protection are significant for substantial human development. Therefore, reducing fuel consumption and decreasing amount of CO2 and harmful gases and particles are the main issues of automobile industry. Automobile lightweight is one of the most efficient of reducing gas consumption. The methods are optimizing cars’ structure and using light materials in car body. Aluminum alloy is the most common light materials.

Currently, world vehicles aluminum volume took up twenty-six percent; and our country was 5.7 percent. With development of our economy and improvement of people’s life, there is much more demand of vehicle. In hence, aluminum alloy materials have large development in vehicles field.

Valve of modern cars’ engine adopt casting aluminum alloy.

American Aluminum Corporation provides various and good performance parts for world’s manufacturers.

High steel price result in aluminum alloy application in cars. It is necessary to reduce cost of materials in order to develop aluminum alloy. Recycling technology could reduce cost of aluminum alloy. Another studying direction is developing new joint technology.

Let’s look at one good example of aluminum alloy application in automobile-aluminum wheels. The advantaged are followed: fuel-efficient; increasing engine life; good heat dissipation; good roundness; durable and nice appearance.

In summary, aluminum alloy application in automobiles has good future. However, carbon fiber reinforced composites is widely used in aerospace. People should develop new technology, new process, and improve performance to meet new challenges.

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