As the human life advances, the transport of people and commodities are made more actively in various ways, and requirements in transportation have been increased in terms of safety, environmental protection, amenity, economy, etc.
More attention has recently been paid to railway vehicles which are able to move more punctually than automobiles, while as for automobiles, research and development have been made more intensively on fuels and weight reduction from the viewpoint of environmental issues. Under these circumstances, advantages in the means of transportation are reconsidered extensively.
In this paper, the application of aluminium and its alloys will be reviewed mainly for weght reduction of railway vehicles.
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