This paper will focus on automotive development highlights of FCA US LLC magnesium intensive closures components. Deploying lightweight materials is one of many key strategies that has been implemented to reduce vehicle mass and improve overall fuel economy while maintaining rigorous functional objective performance. This paper will outline some basic design and manufacturing considerations for magnesium closures. The development of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica liftgate and 2018 Jeep® Wrangler swing gate along with the two generations of magnesium spare tire brackets will be the focus.


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    Title :

    FCA US LLC-Magnesium Closures Development


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE WCX Digital Summit ; 2021



    Publication date :

    2021-04-06




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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