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Cast aluminum-matrix composites for automotive applications

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The potential automotive applications of metal-matrix composites, particularly aluminum-matrix composites, are numerous. Although some composite components have reached the demonstrator stage, there is still much work to do and many barriers to conquer before widespread application can be expected. These challenges include such issues as processing for specific properties, compiling property databases and addressing recyclability.

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  1. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

    Pradeep Rohatgi D.Sc. (Ford/Briggs and Stratton professor of materials and director of the Laboratories for Solidification and Composites, member of TMS)

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Rohatgi, P. Cast aluminum-matrix composites for automotive applications. JOM 43, 10–15 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03220538

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