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Structural magnesium alloys are simultaneously among the most promising and most challenging options as materials for next-generation, lightweight vehicles. Compared to conventional automotive materials, magnesium alloys can reduce the weight of structural components and systems by more than 50%. Vehicle fuel economy improves by 6–8% for every 10% reduction in weight [1], thus the significant potential for weight savings makes magnesium alloys an attractive technology to support improved efficiency in our cars and trucks. However, magnesium alloys for use in commercial and passenger vehicles face a variety of technical challenges [2] [3]. The maturity of magnesium alloys will be discussed in three main categories: (1) properties and manufacturability of alloys that meet automotive performance and cost requirements on a part-by-part basis, (2) joining and multi-material enabling technologies that support integration of magnesium components into structural systems, and (3) modeling and simulation of magnesium alloys and processes that allow rapid development and compatibility with existing, computationally-intensive vehicle design techniques.
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Joost, W.J. (2014). Automotive Magnesium: Impacts and Opportunities. In: Alderman, M., Manuel, M.V., Hort, N., Neelameggham, N.R. (eds) Magnesium Technology 2014. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48231-6_1
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