Development of Thixomolded{reg_sign} magnesium products

Conference · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:109751

Ghosh, D; Fan, R; Kang, K; Roemer, J G ^[1]; Schilt, C van ^[2]

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1. Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
2. Amptech Corp., Calgary, Alberta (Canada)

Thixomolding{reg_sign} is a racial new process which merges the technologies of die-casting and plastic injection molding for the net shape molding of magnesium based alloys. Properties of Thixomolded{reg_sign} magnesium alloys are discussed and compared with those of traditional die casting. Magnesium alloys are of great interest to automobile manufacturers because of the potential weight savings and corresponding energy savings due to increased fuel economy. For this reason, one of the first target markets for Thixomolded{reg_sign} products is the automotive industry. The use of Thixomolding{reg_sign} in the production of an automobile part is examined.

• OSTI ID: 109751
• Report Number(s): CONF-950521-; ISBN 1-56676-313-4; TRN: IM9543%%52
• Resource Relation: Conference: ENERCOMP 95: international conference on composite materials and energy, Montreal (Canada), 8-10 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of International conference on composite materials and energy: Proceedings. Enercomp 95; PB: 1080 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
MOLDING
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MICROSTRUCTURE
AUTOMOBILES
FUEL CONSUMPTION
SHAPE
RECYCLING
TENSILE PROPERTIES
YIELD STRENGTH
ELONGATION
POROSITY
PERMEABILITY
FLOW MODELS