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A Design Study in Rapid Prototyping for Castings                                        
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Aluminum

  • The aluminum, like the magnesium, has a much higher modulus, thermal conductivity, tensile strength, and thermal stability, as compared to the polyimide polymer.
  • But the aluminum has a much higher density than the magnesium, without a comparable benefit in strength of thermal expansion.
  • Given the imperative to save weight, the aluminum is not the material of choice.

The aluminum is not the material of choice
Go back and select another material.


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