BRUSSELS HAILS RESEARCH PROJECT DEVELOPING MAGNESIUM ALLOYS FOR AVIATION SECTOR
March 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has released a report praising the benefits of a European Union (EU)-funded research project that has developed magnesium alloys for use in the air industry. The aim of the Euro 4.8 million IDEA research project was to substitute aluminium and other parts with cast magnesium, reducing aircraft weight, dampening noise, cutting pollution and lowering fuel consumption. A research consortium coordinated by German company RWP Gesellschaft beratender Ingenieure für Berechnung und rechnergestützte Simulation GmbH has released ...
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