Title: The optimization of an extremely light cast aluminium wheel rim

Authors: P. Reipert

Addresses: Manager Development Department, Kolbenschmidt AG, Germany

Abstract: This article outlines the need to produce a wheel, whose manufacturing costs would enable competitive pricing, for a newly developed vehicle. The wheel had to be as light as possible and both safe and durable. An aluminium wheel manufactured by low pressure die casting was considered to be appropriate.

Keywords: aerodynamics; aluminium wheel rims; finite element method; FEM; fuel consumption; lightweight wheel rims; vehicle design; low pressure die casting; optimisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1985.061385

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1985 Vol.6 No.4/5, pp.509 - 513

Published online: 25 May 2014 *

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