Heat treatment process supplies stronger die cast parts

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A display of three test castings which from left to right are: 1. As cast (left) 2. Conventional heat treatment (middle) 3. Heat treated using the new procedure (right). Credit: CSIRO
A display of three test castings, which, from left to right, are: 1. As cast (left), 2. Conventional heat treatment (middle), 3. Heat treated using the new procedure (right). Credit: CSIRO

Car components with doubled mechanical strength, higher fatigue resistance and improved energy absorption are the result of a revolutionary CSIRO heat treatment process for high pressure die casting (HPDC) of aluminium.


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