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Material properties
Automotive manufacturers can enhance consumer appeal with low-carbon recycled aluminum
By Helen Weykamp, Hydro Jun 25, 2025
Manufacturing
Behind the business case for lightweighting
By Stig Tjøtta, Hydro Jan 27, 2025
Manufacturing
The auto industry faces new demands on material performance and CO2 footprint. Here's a solution.
By Alexis Skubich, Hydro Nov 25, 2024
Electric cars tend to use more aluminium than traditional fossil fuel-powered cars.

Manufacturing
Are electric vehicles becoming more sustainable?
By Piotr Chmielewski, Hydro Nov 21, 2024
Manufacturing
By 2030, cars will be using much more aluminium than today – and other trends
By Will Hamer, Hydro Oct 24, 2024
HyperAl is a novel method for producing high-strength extruded aluminium profiles with very high extrudability.

Material properties
How HyperAl technology can lift the extrudability of high-strength automotive aluminium extrusions
By Ulf Håkon Tundal, Hydro May 30, 2024
Manufacturing
How megacasting could revolutionize car manufacturing
By Stig Tjøtta, Hydro Mar 26, 2024
Expert thoughts
Energy absorption in aluminium explained
By Jan Strid, Editorial contributor Nov 29, 2023
Material science
Copper's effects on the intergranular corrosion of aluminium alloy 6005
By Shilpa Kumari, Hydro Aug 03, 2022
Material properties
How lightweighting can make the automotive industry greener
By Piotr Chmielewski, Hydro Jul 25, 2022
Material properties
Why carbon footprint is important in the build phase of automobiles
By Hans Erik Vatne, Editorial contributor Feb 02, 2022
Material properties
Can low-carbon aluminium products answer automotive’s sustainability challenge?
By Stig Tjøtta, Hydro Jan 12, 2022
Material science
Why carmakers need new aluminium alloys
By Jonas Braam, Editorial contributor Jan 03, 2022
Design thinking
How unexpected collaboration, and a pandemic, helped shape an e-vehicle for urban transport
By Hilde H. Kallevig, Hydro Jun 22, 2021
Sustainable design
How you can compare the footprints of low-carbon aluminium products
By Jostein Søreide, Hydro May 07, 2021
Sustainable design
Innovative climate systems can meet e-mobility heating challenge
By Ulrik Jessen, Hydro Nov 29, 2020
Manufacturing
Tips to joining aluminium with other materials
By Shapes editorial, Hydro Nov 26, 2020
Material properties
Aluminium as a key enabler for the thermal management of electric vehicles
By Leif Hagebeuker, Editorial contributor Nov 19, 2020
Design thinking
How material advances are changing vehicle engineering
By Barnaby Struthers, Editorial contributor Nov 10, 2020
Manufacturing
Why aluminium is the right material for external car parts
By Tomas Johansson, Hydro Oct 13, 2020
Material science
Coping with corrosion
By Jan-Olov Nilsson, Editorial contributor Aug 27, 2020
Manufacturing
How aluminium can improve passive safety of L7e vehicles
By Hartmut Janssen, Editorial contributor Aug 03, 2020
Sustainable design
How the aluminium industry can work with carmakers to make better vehicles
By Dr Mark White, Editorial contributor Aug 02, 2020
Sustainable design
How lightweight design saves costs in battery-electric vehicles
By Lars Moen, Hydro Jul 29, 2020
Material properties
What to consider when joining dissimilar metals
By Wojciech Osikowicz, Hydro Jul 23, 2020
Sustainable design
Comparing aluminium lightweight design with steel design in life-cycle analysis of passenger vehicles
By Stig Tjøtta, Hydro Jul 15, 2020
Manufacturing
Improving freight efficiency by lightweighting heavy trucks
By JD Rutt, Hydro Jul 11, 2020
Manufacturing
Using electromagnetic pulse technology to join multi-material automotive components
By Mikael Marekovic, Editorial contributor Jul 02, 2020
Expert thoughts
Aluminium profiles as roof strengtheners
By Barnaby Struthers, Editorial contributor Jun 06, 2020
Material properties
Three things to know about aluminium in cars
By Jonas Bjuhr, Hydro Jun 03, 2020
Material properties
Why aluminium in cars is common sense
By Barnaby Struthers, Editorial contributor Jun 01, 2020
Modern vehicles are adding weight - weight that needs to be offset through the use of lighter materials, like aluminium.

Design thinking
How electrification is changing vehicle design
By Mike Tozier, Hydro Apr 04, 2020
Manufacturing
Benefits of forged aluminium in automotive suspension parts
By Lars Moen, Hydro Apr 01, 2020
Manufacturing
Product and process simulations can reduce development time and costs
By Martin Schön, Hydro Mar 03, 2020
Design thinking
Aluminium design for e-car battery frames
By Jonas Bjuhr, Hydro Feb 27, 2020
Sustainable design
Recycling adhesive-bonded aluminium components
By Martin Schön, Hydro Feb 09, 2020
Material properties
How to reduce weight and save money on automotive wiring and cables
By Jens Sandahl Sørensen, Hydro Jan 11, 2020
Manufacturing
Four points to help you optimize the hot metal gas forming process
By Conny Falk, Editorial contributor Dec 15, 2019
Material properties
What are the booming materials in the automotive market? Trends for 2020 and beyond
By Nunzio Cuppoletta, Hydro Dec 12, 2019
Sustainable design
We proved that the future of mobility is electric
By Maartje Verhoek, Editorial contributor Nov 28, 2019
Manufacturing
Hot metal gas forming of aluminium for automotive
By Conny Falk, Editorial contributor Jun 21, 2019
Manufacturing
With hot metal gas forming, aluminium substitution in vehicle parts
By Conny Falk, Editorial contributor Apr 16, 2019