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Wojciech Kasprzak, CanmetMaterials,
Ontario, Canada
Hirotaka Kurita, Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.,
Shizuoka, Japan
OPTIMIZING PROCESS PARAMETERS
FOR ALUMINUM-SILICON HIGHPRESSURE
DIE CAST POWERTRAINS
Aluminum components with refined microstructures
produced by high pressure die casting enable manufacturers
to gain energy savings via shorter production cycles—
if casting and tempering parameters are optimized.
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