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Hot Form Quench
Hot Form Quench (HFQ®) - an aluminium hot forming lightweighting technology - is an industrial stamping process for the production of deep drawn, precise and complex geometry ultra-high strength aluminium sheet components. It is the aluminium hot Stamping (metalworking), stamping (sometimes also called 'aluminium hot forming') process for age-hardening grades of sheet and has similarities to the press hardening of ultra-high strength steels. HFQ, the original aluminium hot stamping process, exploits viscoplasticity of aluminium at high temperatures to facilitate the production of Lightweighting, lightweight structures, often replacing steel, composites, castings, extrusions or multiple cold formed pressings. Hot Form Quench (HFQ) is an aluminum hot stamping process for high strength sheet (typically) 2xxx, 6xxx and 7xxx series alloys, that was initially developed in the early 2000s by Professors Jianguo Lin and Trevor Dean at the University of Birmingham and then at Imperial Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightweighting
Lightweighting is a concept in the auto industry about building cars and trucks that are less heavy as a way to achieve better fuel efficiency, battery range, acceleration, braking and handling.JIM MOTAVALLI, OCT. 11, 2012, The New York TimesFor Lightweight Cars, a Materials Race Retrieved April 11, 2015, "...carmakers and the federal government are pouring resources into “lightweighting” auto platforms to meet the Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards...."Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, June 3, 2014Ford shows off lightweight car concept Retrieved April 11, 2015, "..."Lightweighting our vehicles is incredibly important to us in terms of improving fuel economy and reducing CO2 emissions,"..." In addition, lighter vehicles can tow and haul larger loads because the engine is not carrying unnecessary weight. Excessive vehicle weight is also a contributing factor to particulate emissions from tyre and brake wear. Carmakers make body structure parts from aluminium sheet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
