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INTRODUCTION
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Aluminium casting is dominated by the automotive industry.
Roughly two thirds of all aluminium castings are automotive
where the use of aluminium castings continues to grow at the
expense of iron castings. Although aluminium castings are
significantly more expensive than ferrous castings, there is a
continuing market requirement to reduce vehicle weight and to
increase fuel efficiency. It is this requirement which drives the
replacement of ferrous parts by aluminium. Aluminium
castings are widely used in cars for engine blocks, heads,
pistons, rocker covers, inlet manifolds, differential casings,
steering boxes, brackets, wheels etc. The potential for further
use of aluminium in automotive applications is considerable.
European cars in 1992 had 50–60 kg Al castings and this is
expected to double by year 2020.