ICME Guided Development of Advanced Cast Aluminum Alloys for Automotive Engine Applications (ADAPA) (Final Report)
- Ford Motor Company, Detroit, MI (United States); Research & Advanced Engineering
Project Objectives include the following: 1) To develop a new class of advanced, cost competitive aluminum casting alloys providing a 25% improvement in component strength relative to components made with A319 or A356 alloys using sand and semi-permanent casting processes for highperformance engine applications; 2) To demonstrate the power of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) tools for accelerating the development of new materials and processing techniques, as well as to identify the gaps in ICME capabilities; 3) To develop comprehensive cost models to ensure that components manufactured with these new alloys do not exceed 110% of the cost using incumbent alloys A319 or A356; 4) To develop a technology transfer and commercialization plan for deployment of these new alloys in automotive engine applications; 5) The key targets and baseline are shown in the table below.
- Research Organization:
- Ford Motor Company, Detroit, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0006020
- OSTI ID:
- 1635014
- Report Number(s):
- DE--EE0006020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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