Work at General Motors shows that aluminum automobile castings cost less to produce though raw material is more expensive and that reduction in vehicle weight increases operating efficiency; available methods (sand casting, semipermanent and permanent mold, and die casting) examined to show adaptability to aluminum cylinder block casting; substantial gains in fuel economy and performance result without sacrificing ride, load capacity or comfort. (See also SAE -- Paper n S145 for meeting Nov 17 1958 (Jr Panel Meeting Detroit Sec) 8 p)
Performance and economy gains with light weight materials
SAE -- J
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Journal ; 67 , n 4 ; p 88-89
1959
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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