TY - JOUR N2 - Elaborated shapes of many car components are the reason for which the use of casting techniques to fabricate them is a solution wellfounded from the economical point of view. Currently applicable regulatory requirements concerning emissions of exhaust fumes force the carmakers to reduce the overall weight of their products, as this is a basic precondition for reducing fuel consumption. As a result, newly launched car models contain a continuously increasing share of thin-walled castings made of materials which ensure a satisfactory level of service properties. At the same time, developing new technological processes allowing to extend the service life of individual components by means of surface improving becomes more and more important. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/88596/PDF/16_paper.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/88596 PY - 2015 IS - No 2 DO - 10.1515/afe-2015-0042 KW - Automotive industry KW - Materials A1 - Trytek, A. A1 - Tupaj, M. A1 - Mróz, M. A1 - Orłowicz, A.W. PB - The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences DA - 2015[2015.01.01 AD - 2015.12.31 AD] T1 - Materials Used in the Automotive Industry UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/88596 T2 - Archives of Foundry Engineering ER -