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Background Lightweight vehicles have a strategic role to play in EU environmental policy. Lightweight aluminium alloys have widely started to be adopted, the current frontier for light components. Massive and complex-shaped components are produced by cast aluminium, which competes with the heavier cast iron and preferable magnesium alloys, which though mu ...

"Particulates, also known under the name of particulate matter (PM), are fine particles or soot. Particulate matter is frequently classified according to its size, i.e. PM10, PM2.5 and PM0.1 for particulates with an aerodynamic diameter D smaller than, respectively, 10 µm, 2.5 µm and 0.1 µm. PM represent an hazard for human health. Very coarse particles (D > 10 µm) are generally filtered in the no ...