Technical lecture
FAST, a forming technology for lightweight constr., hot forming of high-strength aluminum
08. November 2023 from 10:40 to 11:20 Clock
Stamping Forum in front of hall 4 booth 1FO-01FORUM
Dipl Ing (FH) Jens Aspacher, Schuler Pressen GmbH, Gemmingen
Product group: Forming technologies, cold/hot
Energy costs continue to rise, consumption and emissions are financially sanctioned and the range of e-vehicles is essential. The CO² footprint of materials and processes are the focus of development.
Therefore, lightweight construction is still a challenge in the development of vehicle bodies. There are many aspects to consider when selecting materials, such as properties, weight, strength, carbon footprint, formability, availability, corrosion, paint, etc.
Imperial College London and Schuler have developed a technology for the production of components made of different lightweight materials.
FAST© Fast light Alloys Stamping Technology is a forming technology consisting of a combination of heating, forming, quenching and, in some cases, trimming of the tele in a linked process. The advantage is a short cycle time (approx. 10 s for aluminium) and few process steps. This reduces the manufacturing costs of the components.
This supports the possibilities for the material mix of future vehicles. In a first step, the process was successfully tested with 6XXX of the aluminium alloys for a structural component.
The results are very promising, the desired characteristic values such as strength and elongation can be adjusted within their physical limits by process parameters such as temperature and time. Formability and dimensional stability are very good. Thus, this process can become an economical method for the production of high-strength aluminium components in the future.
Therefore, lightweight construction is still a challenge in the development of vehicle bodies. There are many aspects to consider when selecting materials, such as properties, weight, strength, carbon footprint, formability, availability, corrosion, paint, etc.
Imperial College London and Schuler have developed a technology for the production of components made of different lightweight materials.
FAST© Fast light Alloys Stamping Technology is a forming technology consisting of a combination of heating, forming, quenching and, in some cases, trimming of the tele in a linked process. The advantage is a short cycle time (approx. 10 s for aluminium) and few process steps. This reduces the manufacturing costs of the components.
This supports the possibilities for the material mix of future vehicles. In a first step, the process was successfully tested with 6XXX of the aluminium alloys for a structural component.
The results are very promising, the desired characteristic values such as strength and elongation can be adjusted within their physical limits by process parameters such as temperature and time. Formability and dimensional stability are very good. Thus, this process can become an economical method for the production of high-strength aluminium components in the future.
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