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Constellium to Make Aluminum Parts for Ford F-150 Lightning

Posted on 23 September 2021 by Ken Zino

Aluminum can be used in electric vehicles to manage crash energy in front, side and rear impacts, and provide intrusion resistance. Plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles use more aluminum than the typical internal combustion engine vehicle today. Continue reading →

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Promoting Aluminum – Constellium, Novelis Form Alumobility

Posted on 28 January 2021 by Ken Zino

Automakers of course continue to use lightweight, high-strength, aluminum, as well as steel, plastics composites – carbon fiber and the like, to make vehicles. Alumobility has developed technical studies that address the next-generation aluminum door and an all-aluminum structural B-pillar. It claims aluminum can effectively compete with other materials for mass production vehicles at an attractive cost to manufacturers. Continue reading →

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