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Title:

Aluminium Auto Components

Value Proposition:

Near net shape high strength aluminium alloys and products for automotive and strategic applications by squeeze casting technology. Squeeze casting technology for the manufacturing of High strength Aluminium-Silicon alloy components such as suspension knuckle, control arms and hub components for automotive applications including hybrid electric vehicles and piston component for strategic sector.

 


Summary Application:
  • Aluminum (Al) alloys have several specific properties that are attractive to auto designers. Its density is one-third that of steel, certain Al alloys exist with excellent strength, and other alloys exhibit excellent formability and castability. High strength Al-Si alloy to manufacture automotive components of two and four wheelers, heavy duty vehicles as well as in strategic applications.
  • Modified Al-Si-Mg (A356) alloy to manufacture high strength structural components for automotive and aerospace applications.
  • Modified Al-Si-Cu (A319) alloy for making suspension, functional automotive and strategic components.
  • High temperature Al-Si-Cu-Ni-Mg indigenously developed NIIST alloy to make engine and transmission components like pistons, connection rod, knuckle, suspension arms, casings for commercial two and four wheeled vehicles, strategic armoured vehicles and tanks, aerospace engine components etc.
  • High strength and high thermal conducting auto components like scroll compressors.
Advantages:
  • High integrity porous free components.
  • High strength lightweight engineering components with high thermal conductivity.
  • Indigenously developed technology for squeeze casting thin walled components.
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology
CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology[CSIR-NIIST]
:  director[at]niist[dot]res[dot]in
:91-471- 2515226
:https://www.niist.res.in
Industrial Applications: Aeronautics [Aerospace]
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