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Title: High strength aluminum stamping

Abstract

The invention provides a method of manufacturing a component formed of an aluminum alloy for use in an automotive vehicle application, for example those requiring high strength, light-weight, and a complex three-dimensional shape. The method begins by providing a blank formed of an aluminum alloy which is already solution heat treated and tempered, and thus has a temper designation of about T4. The method further includes heating the blank to a temperature of 150° C. to 350° C., preferably 190° C. to 225° C. The method next includes quickly transferring the blank to a hot or warm forming apparatus, and stamping the blank to form the complex three-dimensional shape. Immediately after the forming step, the component has a temper designation of about T6, but preferably not greater than T6, and thus is ready for use in the automotive vehicle application without any post heat treatment or machining.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1735258
Patent Number(s):
10774408
Application Number:
15/113,821
Assignee:
Magna International Inc. (Aurora, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21D - WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
C - CHEMISTRY C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON C21D - MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 01/23/2015
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Steinebach, Edward K., Jones, Mark Justin, Brady, Jeremiah John, Adams, Kenneth Ray, and Ludtka, Gerard M. High strength aluminum stamping. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Steinebach, Edward K., Jones, Mark Justin, Brady, Jeremiah John, Adams, Kenneth Ray, & Ludtka, Gerard M. High strength aluminum stamping. United States.
Steinebach, Edward K., Jones, Mark Justin, Brady, Jeremiah John, Adams, Kenneth Ray, and Ludtka, Gerard M. Tue . "High strength aluminum stamping". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1735258.
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