| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Aluminum Alloys: Development and Manufacturing
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| Presentation Title |
Aluminum Alloy Development and Manufacturing Processes for Sustainable Transportation Applications |
| Author(s) |
Alan A. Luo |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Alan A. Luo |
| Abstract Scope |
While aluminum is extensively used for lightweighting in the transportation industries to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint, primary production of aluminum is energy-intensive with significant CO2 emission. Re-melting and recycling aluminum scrap only use ~5% of the energy, resulting in significantly reduced emissions required to produce primary aluminum from bauxite ore. The wide use of recycled aluminum alloys for transportation applications will support the sustainability of aluminum and transportation industries. This talk presents some examples of recycled aluminum alloy design and development based on CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) simulations. The presentation will also discuss some of the latest innovations in sustainable and energy-efficient manufacturing processes, such as the large thin-wall die casting (giga-casting) for automotive manufacturing. The current transition from fossil fuels to clean energy (electric and hydrogen) in the transportation industries provides a great opportunity to achieve material circularity and manufacturing sustainability. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, ICME, Sustainability |