The present invention provides a easting having increased crashworthiness including an aluminum alloy of about 6.0 wt % to about. 8.0 wt % Si; about 0.12 wt % to about 0.25 wt % Mg; less than or equal to about 0.35 wt % Cu; less than or equal to about 4.0 wt % Zn; less than or equal to about 0.6 wt % Mn; and less than or equal to about 0.15 wt % Fe, wherein the east body is treated to a T5 or T6 temper and has a tensile strength ranging from 100 MPa to 180 MPa and has a critical fracture strain greater than 10%. The present invention further provides a method of forming a casting having increased crashworthiness.


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    Title :

    LIGHTWEIGHT, CRASH-SENSITIVE AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT


    Contributors:
    LIN JEN C (author) / MBAYE MOUSTAPHA (author) / LOLAND JAN OVE (author) / LONG RUSSELL S (author) / YAN XINYAN (author)

    Publication date :

    2016-08-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    C22C Legierungen , ALLOYS / B22D CASTING OF METALS , Gießen von Metallen / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / C22F CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS , Verändern der physikalischen Struktur von Nichteisenmetallen oder Nichteisenlegierungen



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