Hot Isostatic Pressing in the Automotive Industry: Case study of Cast Aluminum Alloys for Rims of Car Wheels

Hot Isostatic Pressing in the Automotive Industry: Case study of Cast Aluminum Alloys for Rims of Car Wheels

Anders Eklund, Magnus Ahlfors

Abstract. Cast aluminum alloys are good candidates for weight saving in many industries, i.e automotive, aerospace, sporting goods and other high-performance application. When HIPing of aluminum alloys is performed the fatigue properties of the casting is greatly improved. That is especially true for rims of car wheels that suffer from high porosity and high scrap rates. After HIP, zero porosity is found and scrap rates drop with 50-90%.

Keywords
HIP, Aluminum Alloys, Castings, Wheel Rims, Automotive

Published online 2/11/2019, 6 pages
Copyright © 2019 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Anders Eklund, Magnus Ahlfors, Hot Isostatic Pressing in the Automotive Industry: Case study of Cast Aluminum Alloys for Rims of Car Wheels, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 10, pp 18-23, 2019

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644900031-3

The article was published as article 3 of the book Hot Isostatic Pressing

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