As the automotive industry's demand for lightweighting continues to increase, the application of traditional materials in automotive parts is gradually facing performance bottlenecks. The research methods for lightweighting in automotive parts mainly have the problem of balancing material strength, toughness, corrosion resistance and processability. To this end, this paper introduces a new type of aluminum alloy material, aiming to solve these problems and improve the overall performance of automotive parts through alloy design, composition optimization and microstructure regulation. The new aluminum alloy material optimizes the strength-to-density ratio of aluminum-lithium alloy, aluminum-copper alloy and aluminum-manganese alloy by adjusting the composition of aluminum alloy, and significantly improves the strength, ductility and corrosion resistance of aluminum alloy. At the same time, through microstructure regulation, the toughness, fatigue life and processing performance of the alloy are improved, thereby enhancing the adaptability of the material and meeting the dual requirements of lightweight and safety in automobile manufacturing. The experimental results show that the weight of the vehicle body is reduced by about 20% after the new aluminum alloy is used, while the strength of the parts is increased by 15% and the corrosion resistance is significantly improved. The research in this paper shows that the new aluminum alloy material can effectively improve the comprehensive performance of automobile parts and has broad application prospects in promoting the lightweighting of automobiles.

Wei Li. Application and Lightweight Research of New Aluminum Alloy Materials in Automotive Components. Academic Journal of Materials & Chemistry(2025), Vol. 6, Issue 1: 91-99. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMC.2025.060111.

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