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The new generation of engines and the challenges for the foundry industry
Issued at 2016-09-22
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Examples of the new generation of automotive engines, with emphasis on engines with cylinder blocks in cast iron are presented. It is discussed the new grades of cast iron, with high strength, gray and compacted graphite iron, and their properties. It is review the development of process to produce complex and lightweight cylinder blocks, with the challenges for the foundry industry. A comparison between engines with aluminum and cast iron blocks will close the discussion.
Source: Wilson Luiz Guesser / Luiz Carlos Guedes
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