Thanks for the response... you filled in a lot of blanks that I've been having lately about the pros and cons.
Out of curiosity... did your boss's iron engine block go into production? I remember someone telling me that an old nascar mechanic wrote a book about why iron blocks are better then...
I'm a 4th year Mechanical Engineering student who is doing a project on engine blocks. Basically, I have to talk about the different types of materials used for engine blocks, critique them (pros/cons), and then try to design a new material for engine blocks. There are a couple of things I'm...