Safety-Critical Aluminum Component from INTERMET Helps Automakers Take Weight out of SUVs, Pickup Trucks and Minivans

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Providing consumers a more car-like ride and handling in pickup trucks, SUVs, and minivans has often put auto designers at odds with the idea of taking weight out of the vehicle in order to achieve better mileage. A new high-tech, aluminum steering knuckle, introduced by INTERMET Corporation , one of the world's leading independent manufacturers of cast-metal automotive components, is solving this dilemma.

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