Open AccessFly ash-enhanced aluminum composites for automotive parts. Report for program startup to September 30, 1997
Author(s) -
Dean Golden,
Pradeep K. Rohatgi
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/761812
Subject(s) - fly ash , automotive industry , aluminium , coal , materials science , waste management , composite material , engineering , aerospace engineering
To produce and evaluate the use of aluminum ''ashalloys''--metal matrix composites that incorporate coal fly ash--in the commercial manufacture of cast automotive parts. The use of fly ash as an additive will help reduce the weight and cost of automotive parts, improve selected material properties, and reduce energy consumption and pollution