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The increasing use of aluminum in automotive applications

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The average automobile currently produced in North America contains about 90 kg of aluminum. That figure is expected to grow, driven by environmental needs, the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, safety mandates, consumer preferences, and an increasingly global marketplace. This paper examines those issues, along with current automotive applications for aluminum, the technology being developed to meet future demand, and the forces driving changes in technology.

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  1. Kaiser Aluminum's Center for Technology in Pleasanton, California, USA

    Kevin R. Brown Ph.D. (charge of the technical development of aluminum automotive body sheet), Michael S. Venie B.A. (vice president, automotive marketing) & Ralph A. Woods Ph.D. (manages the ground transportation research group)

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  1. Kevin R. Brown Ph.D.
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Brown, K.R., Venie, M.S. & Woods, R.A. The increasing use of aluminum in automotive applications. JOM 47, 20–23 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03221224

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