PROSPECTS FOR THE USE OF ALUMINUM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

The article examines the issue of the evolution of technologies in the automotive industry and the prospects for the use of aluminum as a material capable of improving the technical characteristics of manufactured vehicles, the environmental and economic situation in the Russian Federation and the world as a whole. The expediency of using aluminum in the automotive industry is substantiated. The relevance of replacing steel body parts with aluminum in the automotive industry is proved, which is due to the high technical and operational, physico-chemical properties of the material.

There is a rapidly growing need to study the issue of aluminum in the automotive and aerospace industries. Modified alloys and sophisticated processing processes expand the range of applications of the material. The metal-appropriate design and economical processing require careful research, knowledge of special performance characteristics.

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the branch of the Russian aluminum industry adheres to a clear export orientation, where about 80% - 85% of the products are sent. At the same time, the raw material base itself provides less than half of the needs of our country's aluminum plants, the rest is provided by imports.

On the basis of reference materials and literary sources, the history of the formation of aluminum in the automotive industry is analyzed and the possibility of expanding the scope of application of this metal in the construction of vehicles is evaluated, its main advantages and disadvantages among other metals used in industry are described.

The analyzed conclusion on the expediency and relevance of further phased development of the technology for the introduction of aluminum parts and assemblies into the design of manufactured vehicles is presented, confirmed by the relevant conclusions.

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