Repurposing steel press production lines for hot formed high-strength aluminium automotive body components

Climate change and normative requirements are forcing car manufacturers to make their products ever lighter despite the highest safety requirements. For this case study a high-strength EN AW-7075 alloy is used as an example of how hot formed aluminium components for vehicle bodies can be produced on...

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Published in:	Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Main Authors:	M. Schmiedt, R. Schneider, C. Hezler, R.J. Grant, W. Rimkus, J.M. Schlosser, J. Jung, D.K. Harrison
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-05-01
Subjects:	High-strength aluminium alloys Press hardening steel Hot forming Jet-heating Sustainability
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666912922000101