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Die casting is a cutting-edge manufacturing process which is increasingly used to make aluminum components from automobile powertrain and body structures to intricate computers and medical devices. However, the high energy consumption and considerable CO2 emissions in primary aluminum production can compromise the environmental and economic benefits of lightweight aluminum applications. It is recognized that recycling of aluminum uses only a small fraction (~5%) of the energy required for primary production and has significantly reduced emissions. It is, therefore, imperative to maximize the usage of secondary aluminum alloys in the die casting industry for sustainable future growth.
This webinar outlines the strategies and technologies being developed for industry, aiming at 100% use of secondary aluminum in die casting. Research efforts at REMADE member organizations include:
Substitute secondary materials for primary alloys in structural die castings with no degradation in properties; and
Improve the mechanical properties of the current secondary die cast alloys for non-structural applications.
Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) approach is introduced to design new secondary aluminum alloys and more efficient processes for sustainable aluminum die casting development.
Professor Alan A. Luo
The Ohio State University
Alan Luo is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Integrated Systems Engineering (Manufacturing) at The Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus, OH. Prof. Luo is an elected Fellow of the American Society of Metals (ASM) and the Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE). He has 21 patents and more than 320 technical publications on advanced materials and manufacturing, specializing in lightweight materials and applications. Prior to joining OSU in 2013, Dr. Luo was a GM Technical Fellow at General Motors Global Research and Development Center (Warren, MI) with 20 years of industrial experience. He received the Ralph Boyer Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Engineering Innovation at OSU. He won two John Campbell Awards for his fundamental research, and three Charles McCuen Awards for research applications at General Motors. He has also received many national and international awards such as The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Bruce Chalmers Award, Light Metals Technology Award and Brimacombe Medalist Award, SAE Forest McFarland Award, ASM Materials Science Research Silver Medal Award and Merton Flemings Award for Scientific Achievements.