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In view of the operational requirements of typical internal combustion engines (two-stroke, four-stroke, gasoline, and diesel engines) aluminum-silicon alloys are generally the most appropriate piston materials. Large-bore pistons and commercial vehicle pistons, or their crowns or upper parts, however, are often made of steel.
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MAHLE GmbH. (2016). Piston design guidelines. In: Pistons and engine testing. ATZ/MTZ-Fachbuch. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-09941-1_2
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