Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing lightweight alloy articles, for example, magnesium alloy battery enclosures for electric vehicles. In some embodiments, a magnesium alloy can progress through a production line configured to chip a mag...

Cylinder crankcase is formed as a cast part made from a super-eutectic aluminum alloy having the composition AlSi17Cu4Mg containing 0.1-2.0 wt.% nickel and 0.3 wt.% iron so that a further wear-resistant phase in the form of nickel-copper aluminides is pres...