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A discussion of the most recent developments in aluminum and magnesium alloys application in the automotive market, these proceedings cover physical and process metallurgy of aluminum and magnesium castings, extrusions, composites, and sheet; alloy processing; structure and properties characterization; commercial and pilot applications in the automotive market; and technology and performance.
Table of Contents:
IS THE ALUMINUM CAR A FANTASY? 3
F. Katrak, D. Persampieri, M. Loreth, and J. Morton
OVERVIEW OF DOE'S PROGRAMS ON ALUMINUM AND MAGNESIUM FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS 41
J. Carpenter, S. Diamond, S. Dillich, T. Fitzsimmons, J. Milliken, and P. Sklad
ALCAR™ — A MODEL FOR HORIZONTAL R&D CONSORTIA 51
H.W. Hayden, G.B. Barthold, and S.K. Das
INNOVATIVE ALUMINUM APPLICATIONS FOR AUTOMOTIVE USE IN EUROPE 59
D.G. Altenpohl and P. Furrer
MECHANICAL SURFACE TREATMENTS ON HIGH-STRENGTH MAGNESIUM ALLOYS FOR FATIGUE LIFE IMPROVEMENTS 77
M. Hilpert and L. Wagner
METALLURGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CONDUCTIVE HEAT RESISTANCE SEAM WELDS ON ALUMINUM SHEET 87
J.E. Gould and L.R. Lehman
PRODUCING STEERING WHEEL FRAMES WITH AN AIMg5Si2Mn-TYPE ALLOY 99
M.C. Wuth, H. Koch, and AJ. Franke
FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES
DUCTILITY AND FORMABILITY OF AUTOMOTIVE Al ALLOY SHEET 113
T.R.G. Kutty, D.S. Wilkinson, J.D. Embury, and D.J. Lloyd
EFFECT OF Si ON THE AGEING BEHAVIOUR AND FORMABILITY OF ALLOYS BASED ON AA6016 123
S.M. Hirth, GJ. Marshall, S.A. Court, and D.J. Lloyd
MICROSTRUCTURAL STRENGTHENING IN Al-Zn-Mg-Cu ALLOYS USED IN AUTOMOTIVE BUMPERS 133
W.J. Poole, J.A. Saeter, J. Huang, G. Waterloo, and S. Skjervold
THE ROLE OF NATURAL AGING ON SUBSEQUENT PRECIPITATION DURING THE ARTIFICIAL AGING OF AA6111 ALUMINUM ALLOY 143
S. Esmaeili, D.J. Lloyd, and W.J. Poole
A PROCESS MODEL FOR THE AGE HARDENING OF A 319-TYPE ALUMINUM ALLOY 153
C.A. Cloutier, P.M. Reeber-Schmanski, J.W. Jones, and J.E. Allison
OBSERVATION OF THROUGH-THICKNESS DEFORMATION BANDS IN AN Al 6111 ALLOY DEFORMED IN PLANE STRAIN TENSION 161
P.S. Lee, G. Jarvis, A.D. Rollett, H.R. Piehler, and B.L. Adams
TEXTURE EVOLUTION OF A STRIP CAST AA5XXX ALUMINUM ALLOY DURING ANNEALING 171
Y. Liu, Y.L. Liu, G. Liao, and J.G. Morris
IMPROVEMENT OF HOT DUCTILITY IN Al-Mg BASE ALLOYS CAUSED BY SMALL AMOUNTS OF ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS 181
K. Horikawa, S. Kuramoto, and M. Kanno
DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES
OPTIMISED 6XXX ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET FOR AUTOBODY OUTER PANELS 193
R. Shahani, D. Daniel, J.C. Ehrstrom, J.L. Hoffmann, and B. Grange
MICROCHEMISTRY AND MICROSTRUCTURAL ASPECTS LEADING TO STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IN AA508 205
J.S. Vetrano, M.J. Danielson, D.R. Baer, and R.H. Jones
DUCTILITY AND BENDABILITY IN 6000 SERIES AUTOMOTIVE ALLOYS 211
D.J. Lloyd
THE EFFECT OF PRE-AGING ON ARTIFICIAL AGING RESPONSE IN Al-Mg-Si-Cu ALLOY 6111 223
W.F. Miao and D.E. Laughlin
EFFECTS OF MINOR Sc AND Zr ADDITIONS ON COMMERCIAL Al-Mg-Mn ALLOYS 239
M.C. Carroll, M.J. Mills, G.S. Daehn, P.I. Gouma, M.F. Savage,
and B.R. Dunbar
AGE HARDENING BEHAVIOR IN A COMMERCIAL 319-TYPE ALUMINUM ALLOY 247
R. Jahn, W.T. Donlon, and J.E. Allison
APPLICATIONS
THE OPTIMIZED TENSILE AND FATIGUE PROPERTIES OF SEMI-SOLID 357 AND MODIFIED 319 ALUMINUM AUTOMOTIVE PARTS 265
S.C. Bergsma, X. Li, S.P. Paddon, and M.E. Kassner
MECHANISMS OF SOLDERING IN HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTING OF AM 1SI-3Cu-1Fe ALLOY 275
Z.W. Chen and M.Z. Jahedi
FICTION STIR WELDING MAGNESIUM ALLOYS 285
G. Kohn, S. Antonsson, and A. Munitz
ROLL FORMING TECHNOLOGY FOR MANUFACTURING AXISYMMETRIC AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS - II: APPLICATION TO FABRICATION OF Al V96Ts3 AND 295 CAST ALLOY WHEELS 293
C.K. Syn, D.R. Lesuer, T.G. Nieh, H.S. Yang, K.R. Brown, R.O. Kaibyshev, F. Mushin, R.G. Mudarisov, and V.A. Nezorov
OPTIMISATION OF THE QUALITY OF HIGH PRESSURE DIE CAST MAGNESIUM ALLOYS 305
A.K. Dahle, S. Sannes, D.H. StJohn, and H. Westengen
HIGH-CYCLE FATIGUE CRACK INITIATION SITE DISTRIBUTION IN A356.2 315
B. Zhang, D.R. Poirier, and W. Chen
