New Mag process for cost-effective components."With T-Mag you can make a magnesium magnesium (măgnē`zēəm, –zhəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Mg; at. no. 12; at. wt. 24.305; m.p. about 648.8°C;; b.p. about 1,090°C;; sp. gr. 1.738 at 20°C;; valence +2. alloy engine block that is two-thirds the weight on an aluminum alloy engine block," claims Sam Tartaglia, business development manager at the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (www.csiro.au). What's more, the process is said to be cost effective vis-a-vis processing cost requirements. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dr. Thang Nguyen, CSIRO casting team leader, ""T-Mag is designed to be simple." He goes on to explain, "We've integrated melting and casting operations in a single compact unit which uses gravity rather than high pressure or vacuum to make sure the die fills smoothly from the bottom. This minimizes turbulence turbulence, state of violent or agitated behavior in a fluid. Turbulent behavior is characteristic of systems of large numbers of particles, and its unpredictability and randomness has long thwarted attempts to fully understand it, even with such powerful tools as and formation of oxides in the casting." It is claimed that the comparatively low production costs makes T-Mag castings competitive with aluminum and steel components. The process also minimizes the amount of material needed for part production. To cast a 3.5-kg component 3.7 kg of metal is needed compared to as much as 7 kg required for conventional processes. The process is being offered to the market by CSIRO and three South Australian companies This is a list of companies from Australia. Many Australian companies have been taken over by foreign interests in recent years, so some of the formerly 'quintessentially Australian' brand names are in fact owned by American or Japanese mega corporations. , Alloy Technologies International, SAGE Automation, and FLOTEK. Says Tartaglia, "The technology is being assessed by a group of major North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. car makers. If successful, this validation will open the door to key markets." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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