Hakamada, Masataka; Furuta, Tetsuharu; Chino, Yasumasa; … - In: Energy 32 (2007) 8, pp. 1352-1360
Magnesium (Mg) alloys are suitable materials for weight reduction in vehicles because of their low density of 1.7g/cm3 and high specific strength. The effect of Mg substitution for conventional steel parts in a vehicle on total energy consumption and CO2 emissions was evaluated through life...