Automotive Applications of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI): A Critical Review 2000-01-0764
Austempered Ductile Iron was first commercially applied in 1972. By the mid 1970's it had found its way into Chinese Military trucks and into commercial truck applications in Europe. By 1978, austempered ductile iron had been applied to light cars and trucks in the US. Today, it is estimated that over 50,000 tons per year of austempered ductile iron components are installed in cars and trucks world-wide. That production appears to be growing at a rate of exceeding 10% per year.
As a family of materials, austempered ductile iron capably addresses the issues of weight, strength, stiffness, noise, cost and recyclability. From the first differential gear sets installed by General Motors in 1978, to light-weight truck-trailer wheel hubs, to high performance automobile suspensions, austempered ductile iron has found itself in many unique applications. This paper will review those applications, the reason(s) for the conversions, and the performance of those components.
Citation: Keough, J. and Hayrynen, K., "Automotive Applications of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI): A Critical Review," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-0764, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-0764. Download Citation
Author(s):
John R. Keough, Kathy L. Hayrynen
Affiliated:
Applied Process, Inc.
Pages: 13
Event:
SAE 2000 World Congress
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Casting Solutions for the Automotive Industry-SP-1504, SAE 2000 Transactions Journal of Materials & Manufacturing-V109-5
Related Topics:
Iron
Differential gears
Trucks
Technical review
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