EP3279350B1 - Method for producing an object made from a hardenable aluminium alloy - Google Patents
Method for producing an object made from a hardenable aluminium alloy Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP3279350B1 EP3279350B1 EP16182951.0A EP16182951A EP3279350B1 EP 3279350 B1 EP3279350 B1 EP 3279350B1 EP 16182951 A EP16182951 A EP 16182951A EP 3279350 B1 EP3279350 B1 EP 3279350B1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- aluminium alloy
- raw product
- hardenable
- hardenable aluminium
- temperature
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Active
Links
- 229910000838 Al alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims description 54
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title claims description 6
- 239000000047 product Substances 0.000 claims description 36
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 30
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 claims description 22
- 239000002244 precipitate Substances 0.000 claims description 17
- 238000010791 quenching Methods 0.000 claims description 9
- 230000000171 quenching effect Effects 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000008569 process Effects 0.000 description 14
- 238000005482 strain hardening Methods 0.000 description 9
- 229910045601 alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 description 8
- 239000000956 alloy Substances 0.000 description 8
- 230000035939 shock Effects 0.000 description 7
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 5
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 5
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 description 5
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 239000003973 paint Substances 0.000 description 4
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 3
- 239000004411 aluminium Substances 0.000 description 3
- 238000013459 approach Methods 0.000 description 3
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 description 3
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 3
- 239000011159 matrix material Substances 0.000 description 3
- 230000007246 mechanism Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000001556 precipitation Methods 0.000 description 3
- 239000000243 solution Substances 0.000 description 3
- 238000003860 storage Methods 0.000 description 3
- 230000008901 benefit Effects 0.000 description 2
- 230000003247 decreasing effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000004090 dissolution Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000001595 flow curve Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000003562 lightweight material Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 239000002245 particle Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000011084 recovery Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000006104 solid solution Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000005728 strengthening Methods 0.000 description 2
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000013585 weight reducing agent Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910021365 Al-Mg-Si alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000005275 alloying Methods 0.000 description 1
- AZDRQVAHHNSJOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N alumane Chemical group [AlH3] AZDRQVAHHNSJOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000005516 engineering process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000006698 induction Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000011835 investigation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004807 localization Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000010899 nucleation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000006911 nucleation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000003921 oil Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000004881 precipitation hardening Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000001953 recrystallisation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004044 response Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000010008 shearing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000011282 treatment Methods 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
- C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
- C22F1/04—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon
- C22F1/05—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon of alloys of the Al-Si-Mg type, i.e. containing silicon and magnesium in approximately equal proportions
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22C—ALLOYS
- C22C21/00—Alloys based on aluminium
- C22C21/06—Alloys based on aluminium with magnesium as the next major constituent
- C22C21/08—Alloys based on aluminium with magnesium as the next major constituent with silicon
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22C—ALLOYS
- C22C21/00—Alloys based on aluminium
- C22C21/10—Alloys based on aluminium with zinc as the next major constituent
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
- C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
- C22F1/04—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon
- C22F1/053—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon of alloys with zinc as the next major constituent
Definitions
- the invention concerns a method for producing an object made from a hardenable aluminium alloy.
- JP06081066 A discloses cryogenic forming of Al-Mg-Si alloys.
- Aluminium alloys show the characteristic that the uniform elongation, work hardening, yields and tensile strength significantly increase with decreasing temperature.
- a method for producing an object made from a heat treatable aluminium alloy comprising:
- a method according to the invention allows for the production of crack-free objects from a hardenable heat treatable aluminium alloy.
- the object may be a structured component for use in the automotive industry.
- the method of the invention is also applicable to other parts which receive a certain shape by a forming process.
- hardenable aluminium alloys are such aluminium alloys which are heat treatable.
- Heat treatable aluminium alloys can be hardened by a first heat treatment at a higher temperature to dissolve precipitates within the matrix and a second heat treatment at lower temperature whereby new precipitates form.
- the invention is based on the following considerations:
- the work hardening behavior of heat treatable aluminium alloys can be significantly affected by the nature of precipitates.
- the effect of shearable precipitates on work hardening has generally been considered in terms of the possibility of flow localization on a glide plane as the precipitate strength is decreased by the dislocation shearing process.
- very high initial hardening rates are observed (i. e., dispersion hardening systems). This has been attributed to two fundamental mechanisms, namely, the storage of additional so-called geometrically necessary dislocations and the storage of elastic energy in the second-phase particles ( L. M. Cheng, W. J. Poole, J. D.
- the solute elements form a solid solution that is known to improve the work hardening behavior primarily by making dynamic recovery a more difficult process. This may arise from multiple mechanisms, namely, changes in stacking fault energy due to alloying, solute drag effects on dislocation and so on ( L. M. Cheng, W. J. Poole, J. D. Embury, D. J. Lloyd, The influence of precipitation on the work-hardening behavior of the aluminum alloys AA6111 and AA7030, Metall. Mater. Trans. A. 34, 2003, 2473, doi: 10.1007/s11661-003-0007-2 ). It is the concept of the invention to achieve a similar solid solution state in a heat treatable, hardenable aluminium alloy by dissolving the hardening precipitates by applying a suitable heat treatment directly before the forming process at low temperature.
- the half-finished product of the heat treatable aluminium alloy is usually heated to an elevated temperature of 250 °C to 600 °C, in particular 300 °C to 450 °C. A very fast heating up to the elevated temperature is preferred.
- the half-finish product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is heated to an elevated temperature with a heating rate of at least 10 K/s.
- the half-finished product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is held at the elevated temperature for a time up to 60 s, in particular up to 40 s.
- the half-finished product of hardenable aluminium alloy is advantageously rapidly quenched to room temperature, preferably by cooling rates of more than 5 K/s, more preferably more than 10 K/s, in particular more than 20 K/s.
- cooling rates of more than 5 K/s, more preferably more than 10 K/s, in particular more than 20 K/s.
- the half-finished product of the hardenable aluminium alloy can be rapidly quenched by contact with a gas like air or a liquid.
- a gas like air or a liquid.
- liquids water or oils can be used.
- the half-finished product of the hardenable aluminium alloy can be formed that the temperature below -190 °C.
- liquid nitrogen can be used in order to cool directly or indirectly the half-finished product to a temperature of about -196 °C before the forming step is performed.
- a hardening step by a heat treatment can be applied. This hardening can be performed during a paint bake cycle, in particular when producing an automotive part.
- the method according to the invention is applied to sheets.
- the method is applied to form an automotive component.
- Fig. 1a and 1b flow curves of two sheets made from a non-heat treatable aluminium alloy AW-5182-O ( Fig. 1a ) and a heat treatable aluminium alloy AW-6016-T4 ( Fig. 1b ) are shown.
- the sheets of the two different materials were formed at room temperature as well as low temperatures.
- the sheet of the non-heat treatable alloy AW-5182-A it was possible to obtain crack free automotive components, namely a mini-B-pillar part, when formed at a temperature of -196 °C ( Fig. 2a ) whereas at room temperature cracks were observed ( Fig. 2b ).
- the heat treatable, hardenable alloy AW-6016-T4 crack-free parts could neither be produced at room temperature nor at low temperatures.
- Fig. 3 depicts schematically a process according to the invention for forming objects from a half-finished product like a sheet or a tube wherein the method is applicable to hardenable aluminium alloys in order to produce crack-free objects.
- a half-finished product like a sheet, tube or another shaped product is provided.
- the sheet is than exposed to a shock heat treatment as a second step.
- the sheet material is heated with a heating rate of more than 10 K/s to reach a shock heat treatment temperature between 250 °C and 600 °C.
- This fast heating can be performed by contact, laser, plasma, infrared, resistance and/or induction heating technologies.
- the sheet is usually held for a predetermined holding time at the elevated temperature.
- Typical holding times are in the range up to 60 s, preferably 20 s to 40 s.
- the half-finished product is quenched to room temperature by applying a quenching medium like a gas or a liquid.
- Typical quenching media are gas or water.
- the quenched half-finished product is transferred to a tool which is cooled to a low temperature and allows for low temperature forming of the half-finished product to a structured component.
- the tool can be cooled with liquid nitrogen in order to provide temperatures of about -196 °C for the forming process.
- a structured component for example for use in automotive industry, is obtained.
- the structural component can be exposed to a usual paint baking process.
- the dissolution of hardening precipitates occurs mainly during the rapid heating step and further completes during the optional holding time. This process enriches the aluminium matrix with solutes which are trapped inside the matrix upon quenching down to room temperature.
- enhanced work hardening behavior is achieved and in result the formability limit extended to higher levels as compared to the initial starting condition of the alloy. This is depicted in Fig. 4a for a sheet of an alloy AW-6016-T4 and in Fig. 4b for a sheet of an alloy AW-7075-T6. In both cases the shock heat treatment was performed by heating the sheets to a temperature of 400 °C and by applying a holding time of 30 s.
- shock heat treatment to the half-finished product of the heat treatable aluminium alloy within a limited time before the forming operation is the fact that it is not necessary to take into account the effect of shelf life on the formability.
- the instant method can be applied to variets products made from sheet metal, in particular automotive componence like your inner panels, door outer panels, side panels, inner hoods, outer hoods and/or trunk lid panels as well as A-pillars, B-pillars and C-pillars and other automotive parts.
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Shaping Metal By Deep-Drawing, Or The Like (AREA)
Description
- The invention concerns a method for producing an object made from a hardenable aluminium alloy.
- Most automotive structural and body parts are made from steels and are therefore inherently heavy. Replacing steel with a lightweight material would provide a direct and simple solution for an efficient weight reduction. Lightweight materials such as aluminium alloys are playing an important role in this consideration about weight reduction due to a higher specific strength and stiffness compared to steel. For example, heat treatable aluminium alloys including alloys of the series AW-2xxx, AW-6xxx and AW-7xxx can increase the strength to weight ratio of the parts that is required to enhance the safety for passengers while reducing the weight.
- However, one of the major drawbacks of using heat treatable (hardenable) aluminium alloys is the limited formability at room temperature. This represents a major challenge, in particular as regards forming such materials in a series production chain.
- Up to date, for the forming of aluminium alloys the state of the art forming processes were mainly developed by adapting processes from forming of steel grades. The adapted sheet metal forming approaches are warm forming (P. J. Bolt, N. A. P. M. Lamboo, P. J. C. M. Rozier, Feasibility of warm drawing of aluminium products, J. Mater. Proc. Techn. 115, 2001, 118), hot forming (X. Fan, Z. He, S. Yuan, K. Zheng, Experimental investigation on hot forming-quenching integrated process of 6A02 aluminum alloy sheet, Mater. Sci. Eng. A. 573, 2013, 154, doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2013.02.058) and superplastic forming (P. A. Friedman, S. G. Luckey, W. B. Copple, R. Allor, C. E. Miller, C. Young, Overview of superplastic forming research at ford motor company, J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 13, 2004, 670, doi: 10.1361/10599490421277). These approaches may form sheet metal aluminium parts by improving the ductility and the forming limits as compared to room temperature but can result in excessive thinning and necking due to lack of adequate work hardening capability. It was also observed that strength of the parts was getting reduced after forming. These effects are attributed to mechanisms of recovery, recrystallization and precipitation. The mentioned effects are the main reasons why the structural elements in car industry are still preferably made of steel grades.
-
JP06081066 A - However, there has been made progress in forming aluminium alloys so that crack-free structural parts for automotive applications can be produced. In order to increase the work hardening behavior and strength of aluminium alloys, a new approach of cryogenic forming has been introduced (
R. J. Selines, J. S. van den Sype, US 4,159,217 ; G. Falkinger, F. Grabner, G. Schmid, R. Schneider, R. J. Grant, Improved formability of AA5182 aluminium alloy sheet at cryogenic temperatures, Mater. Today Proc. 2, 2015, 113, doi: 10.1016/j.matpr.2015.05.027). Aluminium alloys show the characteristic that the uniform elongation, work hardening, yields and tensile strength significantly increase with decreasing temperature. To demonstrate this improved formability under cryogenic conditions, a process for cryogenic aluminium sheet metal forming was developed by the inventors. The inventors observed that a sheet of a non-heat treatable alloy AW-5182-O formed at very low temperature led to a crack-free complex part. However, the inventors also observed that under same conditions a heat treatable alloy AW-6016-T4 sheet did not lead to a crack-free part when formed under identical conditions. Therefore, a need exits which allows forming crack-free parts made from a heat treatable aluminium alloy. - It is therefore an object of the instant invention to provide a method which allows to form a crack-free object from a half-finished product of a heat treatable aluminium alloy.
- According to the invention a method for producing an object made from a heat treatable aluminium alloy is provided, the method comprising:
- providing a raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy;
- heating the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy to an elevated temperature in order to dissolve precipitates;
- optionally holding the raw product of the aluminium alloy at the elevated temperature for a predetermined time;
- rapidly quenching the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy to a temperature lower than the elevated temperature in order to maintain at least partly dissolved precipitates within the aluminium alloy;
- forming the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy below a temperature of 0 °C, in particular below-150 °C to produce the object.
- A method according to the invention allows for the production of crack-free objects from a hardenable heat treatable aluminium alloy. The object may be a structured component for use in the automotive industry. However, the method of the invention is also applicable to other parts which receive a certain shape by a forming process.
- Within the context of the instant invention hardenable aluminium alloys are such aluminium alloys which are heat treatable. Heat treatable aluminium alloys can be hardened by a first heat treatment at a higher temperature to dissolve precipitates within the matrix and a second heat treatment at lower temperature whereby new precipitates form.
- The invention is based on the following considerations: The work hardening behavior of heat treatable aluminium alloys can be significantly affected by the nature of precipitates. The effect of shearable precipitates on work hardening has generally been considered in terms of the possibility of flow localization on a glide plane as the precipitate strength is decreased by the dislocation shearing process. On the other hand, for the case where a low volume fraction of non-shearable particles is present, very high initial hardening rates are observed (i. e., dispersion hardening systems). This has been attributed to two fundamental mechanisms, namely, the storage of additional so-called geometrically necessary dislocations and the storage of elastic energy in the second-phase particles (L. M. Cheng, W. J. Poole, J. D. Embury, D. J. Lloyd, The influence of precipitation on the work-hardening behavior of the aluminum alloys AA6111 and AA7030, Metall. Mater. Trans. A. 34, 2003, 2473, doi: 10.1007/s11661-003-0007-2).
- In non-heat treatable aluminium alloys, the solute elements form a solid solution that is known to improve the work hardening behavior primarily by making dynamic recovery a more difficult process. This may arise from multiple mechanisms, namely, changes in stacking fault energy due to alloying, solute drag effects on dislocation and so on (L. M. Cheng, W. J. Poole, J. D. Embury, D. J. Lloyd, The influence of precipitation on the work-hardening behavior of the aluminum alloys AA6111 and AA7030, Metall. Mater. Trans. A. 34, 2003, 2473, doi: 10.1007/s11661-003-0007-2). It is the concept of the invention to achieve a similar solid solution state in a heat treatable, hardenable aluminium alloy by dissolving the hardening precipitates by applying a suitable heat treatment directly before the forming process at low temperature.
- The half-finished product of the heat treatable aluminium alloy is usually heated to an elevated temperature of 250 °C to 600 °C, in particular 300 °C to 450 °C. A very fast heating up to the elevated temperature is preferred. In particular, the half-finish product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is heated to an elevated temperature with a heating rate of at least 10 K/s.
- In order to dissolve precipitates completely or at list predominantly, the half-finished product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is held at the elevated temperature for a time up to 60 s, in particular up to 40 s.
- After the heating to the elevated temperature and optionally holding at this temperature, the half-finished product of hardenable aluminium alloy is advantageously rapidly quenched to room temperature, preferably by cooling rates of more than 5 K/s, more preferably more than 10 K/s, in particular more than 20 K/s. However, it is also possibly to quench the half-finished product to other temperatures as long as it is ensured that the former precipitates remain resolved during and after the quenching process.
- For the quenching step, the half-finished product of the hardenable aluminium alloy can be rapidly quenched by contact with a gas like air or a liquid. For liquids, water or oils can be used.
- For the forming step, the half-finished product of the hardenable aluminium alloy can be formed that the temperature below -190 °C. In particular, liquid nitrogen can be used in order to cool directly or indirectly the half-finished product to a temperature of about -196 °C before the forming step is performed.
- After the forming process, a hardening step by a heat treatment can be applied. This hardening can be performed during a paint bake cycle, in particular when producing an automotive part.
- The method according to the invention is applied to sheets. Advantageously, the method is applied to form an automotive component.
- Further features and advantages of the invention will become evident from the following examples. In the drawings show:
-
Fig. 1a and 1b flow curves of two aluminium alloys at different temperatures; -
Fig. 2a and 2b parts formed at room temperature and cryogenic temperature; -
Fig. 3 a schematic diagram of a method according to the invention; -
Fig. 4a and 4b diagrams showing formabilities of heat treatable aluminium alloys treated according to the invention. - In
Fig. 1a and 1b flow curves of two sheets made from a non-heat treatable aluminium alloy AW-5182-O (Fig. 1a ) and a heat treatable aluminium alloy AW-6016-T4 (Fig. 1b ) are shown. As indicated, the sheets of the two different materials were formed at room temperature as well as low temperatures. For the sheet of the non-heat treatable alloy AW-5182-A, it was possible to obtain crack free automotive components, namely a mini-B-pillar part, when formed at a temperature of -196 °C (Fig. 2a ) whereas at room temperature cracks were observed (Fig. 2b ). For the heat treatable, hardenable alloy AW-6016-T4 crack-free parts could neither be produced at room temperature nor at low temperatures. -
Fig. 3 depicts schematically a process according to the invention for forming objects from a half-finished product like a sheet or a tube wherein the method is applicable to hardenable aluminium alloys in order to produce crack-free objects. In a first step, a half-finished product like a sheet, tube or another shaped product is provided. The sheet is than exposed to a shock heat treatment as a second step. In this second step, the sheet material is heated with a heating rate of more than 10 K/s to reach a shock heat treatment temperature between 250 °C and 600 °C. This fast heating can be performed by contact, laser, plasma, infrared, resistance and/or induction heating technologies. Afterwards, the sheet is usually held for a predetermined holding time at the elevated temperature. Typical holding times are in the range up to 60 s, preferably 20 s to 40 s. Afterwards, the half-finished product is quenched to room temperature by applying a quenching medium like a gas or a liquid. Typical quenching media are gas or water. Afterwards, the quenched half-finished product is transferred to a tool which is cooled to a low temperature and allows for low temperature forming of the half-finished product to a structured component. For example, the tool can be cooled with liquid nitrogen in order to provide temperatures of about -196 °C for the forming process. After this step, a structured component, for example for use in automotive industry, is obtained. After storage, the structural component can be exposed to a usual paint baking process. - During the shock heat treatment, the dissolution of hardening precipitates occurs mainly during the rapid heating step and further completes during the optional holding time. This process enriches the aluminium matrix with solutes which are trapped inside the matrix upon quenching down to room temperature. During forming, enhanced work hardening behavior is achieved and in result the formability limit extended to higher levels as compared to the initial starting condition of the alloy. This is depicted in
Fig. 4a for a sheet of an alloy AW-6016-T4 and inFig. 4b for a sheet of an alloy AW-7075-T6. In both cases the shock heat treatment was performed by heating the sheets to a temperature of 400 °C and by applying a holding time of 30 s. - Main benefits of the combination of a shock heat treatment with cryogenic metal forming are the extension of the forming limit of the as-received sheet (or any other half-finished product) to a much higher level. The application of a shock heat treatment leads to the dissolution of the majority of the hardening precipitates and retaining adequate solute in solution such that a strengthening response is still achievable during downstream head treatments such as a paint bake cycle.
- Moreover, applying the shock heat treatment to the half-finished product of the heat treatable aluminium alloy within a limited time before the forming operation is the fact that it is not necessary to take into account the effect of shelf life on the formability.
- Further, if some precipitates are stable enough not to be dissolved back into solution, this precipitates will remain in the microstructure to facilitate the nucleation and/or growth of the strengthening precipitates during the paint bake cycle.
- Still further, the instant method can be applied to variets products made from sheet metal, in particular automotive componence like your inner panels, door outer panels, side panels, inner hoods, outer hoods and/or trunk lid panels as well as A-pillars, B-pillars and C-pillars and other automotive parts.
Claims (7)
- A method for producing an object (1) made from a hardenable aluminium alloy, the method comprising:providing a raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy, wherein the raw product is a sheet;heating the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy to an elevated temperature in order to dissolve precipitates, wherein the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is heated to an elevated temperature with a heating rate of at least 10 K/s;optionally holding the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy at the elevated temperature for a predetermined time;rapidly quenching the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy to a temperature lower than the elevated temperature in order to maintain at least partly dissolved precipitates within the aluminium alloy;forming the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy below a temperature of 0 °C, in particular below -150 °C, to produce the object (1).
- The method according to claim 1, wherein the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is heated to an elevated temperature of 250 °C to 600 °C, in particular 300 °C to 450 °C.
- The method according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is held at the elevated temperature for a time of up to 60 s, in particular up to 40 s.
- The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is rapidly quenched to room temperature.
- The method according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is rapidly quenched by contact with a gas or a liquid.
- The method according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the raw product of the hardenable aluminium alloy is formed at a temperature below -190 °C.
- The method according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the object (1) is an automotive component.
Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
EP16182951.0A EP3279350B1 (en) | 2016-08-05 | 2016-08-05 | Method for producing an object made from a hardenable aluminium alloy |
ES16182951T ES2783599T3 (en) | 2016-08-05 | 2016-08-05 | Method of producing an object made of a hardenable aluminum alloy |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
EP16182951.0A EP3279350B1 (en) | 2016-08-05 | 2016-08-05 | Method for producing an object made from a hardenable aluminium alloy |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP3279350A1 EP3279350A1 (en) | 2018-02-07 |
EP3279350B1 true EP3279350B1 (en) | 2020-01-08 |
Family
ID=56681968
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP16182951.0A Active EP3279350B1 (en) | 2016-08-05 | 2016-08-05 | Method for producing an object made from a hardenable aluminium alloy |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP3279350B1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2783599T3 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB201713741D0 (en) * | 2017-08-25 | 2017-10-11 | Imp Innovations Ltd | Fast warm stamping method for metal sheets |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
SE7702015L (en) | 1976-03-31 | 1977-10-01 | Union Carbide Corp | SUGGESTION TO CRYOGENTALLY SHAPE A METAL PLATE OF A METAL WITH A SURFACE-CENTERED CUBIC SPACE GRID FOR AN ART OF DAMAGED CONFIGURATION |
US4643779A (en) * | 1984-10-17 | 1987-02-17 | University Of Florida | Method of making aluminum-lithium alloys with improved ductility |
JP3248255B2 (en) * | 1992-08-31 | 2002-01-21 | 株式会社神戸製鋼所 | Al-Mg-Si alloy material for cryogenic forming |
-
2016
- 2016-08-05 EP EP16182951.0A patent/EP3279350B1/en active Active
- 2016-08-05 ES ES16182951T patent/ES2783599T3/en active Active
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
---|
None * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
ES2783599T3 (en) | 2020-09-17 |
EP3279350A1 (en) | 2018-02-07 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
CA2737800C (en) | Process for forming aluminium alloy sheet components | |
CA2803355C (en) | Processing of alpha/beta titanium alloys | |
ES2819236T3 (en) | Methods for processing metal alloys | |
CN103128267B (en) | Shape the method for F- tempering aluminium alloys | |
KR102248575B1 (en) | Methods for artificially aging aluminum-zinc-magnesium alloys, and products based on the same | |
EP2499271B1 (en) | Method of forming a component of complex shape from a sheet material | |
US20200370155A1 (en) | High strength aluminum stamping | |
WO2008059242A2 (en) | Process for forming metal alloy sheet components | |
CN107109607A (en) | The method that 7000 series aluminium alloy sheet materials are carried out with continuous heat | |
CN106480384B (en) | A kind of milling method of ultrahigh-strength aluminum alloy sheet material | |
US20150240339A1 (en) | Tailored rolling of high strength aluminum | |
CN107090569A (en) | Prepare the Technology for Heating Processing of high-strength hard aluminum alloy | |
Ismail et al. | Review on sheet metal forming process of aluminium alloys | |
Anyasodor et al. | Industrial based volume manufacturing of lightweight aluminium alloy panel components with high-strength and complex-shape for car body and chassis structures | |
Mohamed et al. | Review on sheet metal forming process of aluminium alloys | |
Belov et al. | Energy efficient technology for Al–Cu–Mn–Zr sheet alloys | |
EP3279350B1 (en) | Method for producing an object made from a hardenable aluminium alloy | |
Ng et al. | Reviews on the forming process of heat treatable aluminium alloys | |
GB2536193A (en) | A method for forming a part from aluminium alloy | |
US20220341015A1 (en) | Aluminum forming method | |
EP3339465B1 (en) | Method for solution heat treating with pressure | |
JP4323296B2 (en) | Method of joining heat-treatable aluminum alloy material and joining material for press forming | |
Oberhauser et al. | Performance of high strength AlZnMg (Cu) aluminium alloys after W-temper and warm forming | |
WO2019038534A1 (en) | A method for forming sheet material components |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
AX | Request for extension of the european patent |
Extension state: BA ME |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADE |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20180807 |
|
RBV | Designated contracting states (corrected) |
Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESS |
|
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 20190506 |
|
GRAP | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDED |
|
INTG | Intention to grant announced |
Effective date: 20190802 |
|
GRAS | Grant fee paid |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3 |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTED |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: EP |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R096 Ref document number: 602016027694 Country of ref document: DE |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: IE Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: AT Ref legal event code: REF Ref document number: 1222800 Country of ref document: AT Kind code of ref document: T Effective date: 20200215 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: NL Ref legal event code: FP |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: SE Ref legal event code: TRGR |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: LT Ref legal event code: MG4D |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: PT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200531 Ref country code: FI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: NO Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200408 Ref country code: RS Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: LT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200409 Ref country code: IS Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200508 Ref country code: BG Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200408 Ref country code: LV Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: HR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: ES Ref legal event code: FG2A Ref document number: 2783599 Country of ref document: ES Kind code of ref document: T3 Effective date: 20200917 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R097 Ref document number: 602016027694 Country of ref document: DE |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CZ Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: SM Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: EE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: DK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: SK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: RO Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 |
|
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
26N | No opposition filed |
Effective date: 20201009 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: PL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: SI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MC Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20200805 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20200805 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: AT Ref legal event code: UEP Ref document number: 1222800 Country of ref document: AT Kind code of ref document: T Effective date: 20200108 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: TR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: MT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: CY Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 Ref country code: AL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20200108 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: NL Payment date: 20220822 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SE Payment date: 20220819 Year of fee payment: 7 Ref country code: IT Payment date: 20220825 Year of fee payment: 7 Ref country code: GB Payment date: 20220822 Year of fee payment: 7 Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20220819 Year of fee payment: 7 Ref country code: AT Payment date: 20220712 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Payment date: 20220823 Year of fee payment: 7 Ref country code: BE Payment date: 20220817 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CH Payment date: 20220824 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: ES Payment date: 20221025 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R119 Ref document number: 602016027694 Country of ref document: DE |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: PL |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: NL Ref legal event code: MM Effective date: 20230901 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: AT Ref legal event code: MM01 Ref document number: 1222800 Country of ref document: AT Kind code of ref document: T Effective date: 20230805 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230805 |
|
GBPC | Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20230805 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230805 Ref country code: CH Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230831 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: BE Ref legal event code: MM Effective date: 20230831 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: NL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230901 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230806 Ref country code: NL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230901 |