Investigation of the Formability of AA6010 in an Integrated Forming and Hardening Process Aiming to Reduce the Energy Consumption in High Volume Production of Automotive Components
Hot deformation and in-die quenching of aluminum components for the automotive industry is a cost and energy efficient technique that has been developed and thoroughly evaluated in recent years. The performance of this process is considered higher when compared to traditional cold metal forming due...
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| author | Benedikte Myrold Ola Jensrud Jon Holmestad |
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| description | Hot deformation and in-die quenching of aluminum components for the automotive industry is a cost and energy efficient technique that has been developed and thoroughly evaluated in recent years. The performance of this process is considered higher when compared to traditional cold metal forming due to shorter process times, low-cost machinery, and a high level of structural integrity in fabricated parts. The work presented in this paper provides several approaches for the formability of age hardenable 6xxx alloy sheets when forming at different temperatures. Warm tensile testing and formability cup testing were carried out to investigate the alloy formability at different temperatures. The results indicate that the formability of candidate alloys is not significantly affected by deformation temperatures or conditions, which provides great freedom when designing an automated production process with high productivity and minimal environmental impact. The candidate alloy can be deep drawn without severe thinning at the whole temperature range, from room temperature (RT) to solutionizing temperature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d3c3615cefe472a89047af02ac0c5472023-11-24T14:55:56ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012023-11-011311187710.3390/met13111877Investigation of the Formability of AA6010 in an Integrated Forming and Hardening Process Aiming to Reduce the Energy Consumption in High Volume Production of Automotive ComponentsBenedikte Myrold0Ola Jensrud1Jon Holmestad2SINTEF Manufacturing AS, Raufoss Industrial Park Building 100, Fabrikkvegen 11, 2830 Raufoss, NorwaySINTEF Manufacturing AS, Raufoss Industrial Park Building 100, Fabrikkvegen 11, 2830 Raufoss, NorwaySINTEF Manufacturing AS, Raufoss Industrial Park Building 100, Fabrikkvegen 11, 2830 Raufoss, NorwayHot deformation and in-die quenching of aluminum components for the automotive industry is a cost and energy efficient technique that has been developed and thoroughly evaluated in recent years. The performance of this process is considered higher when compared to traditional cold metal forming due to shorter process times, low-cost machinery, and a high level of structural integrity in fabricated parts. The work presented in this paper provides several approaches for the formability of age hardenable 6xxx alloy sheets when forming at different temperatures. Warm tensile testing and formability cup testing were carried out to investigate the alloy formability at different temperatures. The results indicate that the formability of candidate alloys is not significantly affected by deformation temperatures or conditions, which provides great freedom when designing an automated production process with high productivity and minimal environmental impact. The candidate alloy can be deep drawn without severe thinning at the whole temperature range, from room temperature (RT) to solutionizing temperature.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/13/11/1877age hardenable aluminum alloyshot formingin-die quenchingformabilityautomotive componentssheet forming |
| spellingShingle | Benedikte Myrold Ola Jensrud Jon Holmestad Investigation of the Formability of AA6010 in an Integrated Forming and Hardening Process Aiming to Reduce the Energy Consumption in High Volume Production of Automotive Components Metals age hardenable aluminum alloys hot forming in-die quenching formability automotive components sheet forming |
| title | Investigation of the Formability of AA6010 in an Integrated Forming and Hardening Process Aiming to Reduce the Energy Consumption in High Volume Production of Automotive Components |
| title_full | Investigation of the Formability of AA6010 in an Integrated Forming and Hardening Process Aiming to Reduce the Energy Consumption in High Volume Production of Automotive Components |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the Formability of AA6010 in an Integrated Forming and Hardening Process Aiming to Reduce the Energy Consumption in High Volume Production of Automotive Components |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the Formability of AA6010 in an Integrated Forming and Hardening Process Aiming to Reduce the Energy Consumption in High Volume Production of Automotive Components |
| title_short | Investigation of the Formability of AA6010 in an Integrated Forming and Hardening Process Aiming to Reduce the Energy Consumption in High Volume Production of Automotive Components |
| title_sort | investigation of the formability of aa6010 in an integrated forming and hardening process aiming to reduce the energy consumption in high volume production of automotive components |
| topic | age hardenable aluminum alloys hot forming in-die quenching formability automotive components sheet forming |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/13/11/1877 |
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