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Environmentally Sustainable
Aluminum is the most sustainable automotive material in the world
- Aluminum is infinitely recyclable; 73 percent of aluminum ever produced is still in use
- 95 percent of the aluminum used in a vehicle is recycled at the end of the vehicle’s useful life
- Aluminum use in autos alone saves roughly 250 million tons of CO2 emissions per year
- Using aluminum to replace steel saves 22.9 kg of CO2 per kg of aluminum
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High Performance
Lightweight and versatile
- Replacing 500 kg of steel with 250 kg of aluminum reduces 0-60 mph (96 km/hr) time up to 0.5 seconds
- An aluminum-intensive body shaves 7 feet (2.13 meters) off 70-0 mph (112 km/hr) stopping distances
- Reduction in unsprung weight improves road feel and reduces slalom times
- Vehicle ride and handling enhanced due to aluminum-enabled weight distribution
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Safe
Aluminum helps save lives
- Predictable ductile deformation during impact
- Consistent energy absorption under a range of impact speeds and conditions
- Multi-layer hoods absorb headform impact better than steel
- Extruded bumpers save weight and efficiently transfer loads to structure
- Aluminum’s versatility provides key benefits such as corrosion resistance, as well as ease of forming, machining, joining and finishing
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