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Case Study Automobile parts created from aluminum alloy

08 08 Aluminum Materials

6000 series Aluminum Alloy for Body Panels Aluminum Alloy for Lithium-ion Batteries
Bake-hardenability
Producing body panels from aluminum alloy is a Required Formability Lithium-ion batteries are becoming the mainstream and development of the
highly effective way to reduce weight and enhance properties Hemmability next-generation batteries is progressing. Aluminum alloy plays a major role
fuel efficiency. of body Dent resistance as a material used to produce lithium-ion batteries.
sheets
Currently, 6000 series aluminum alloys are the Corrosion resistance
type most commonly used in body panels, and
since they have “bake-hardenability,” they can be High-luster paint finish Aluminum cathode foils
strengthened during the coat baking process. Aluminum Housing cases
The 6000 series aluminum alloys are characterized materials Busbars
used in LIB
by low strength during the stamping process, Disclosure sealers Lithium-ion battery cell & Module
Laminated pouches
making them highly formable, but the coat baking
process makes them substantially stronger.

Superplastic Aluminum Alloy Sheet Before stretching Aluminum Materials for Heat Exchangers Motor Fan illustrated
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A superplastic material is one that can be stretched by a factor of more than Heat exchangers for automobiles are mostly made
several hundred percent when heated to high temperatures. After stretching of aluminum. They are produced by assembling
Using the blow molding method (using pressurized air to force heated material multi-hole flat tubes and corrugated brazing sheets,
into metal molds), superplastic aluminum alloy sheet can be used to freely which are combined into a single unit by brazing. ALUMINUM Smart Developments
create any body shape. To reduce weight and enhance performance, heat
exchanger materials are made thinner, so corrosion
Blow forming proofing is vital.
Mold Mold
aluminum
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alloy sheet
Approximately
12 400°C to 500°C Approximately Molding 13
400°C to 500°C
Pressurized gas Aluminum Alloy for Turbochargers
Compressor wheels (C/W) for turbochargers are
Aluminum Alloy Design Sheet now mostly produced with low-pressure casting,
but the number of products produced by machining
aluminum bars is increasing.
UACJ manufactures luminous aluminum alloy design sheet with a focus on a level Only a few companies in the world, including UACJ
of sheen which can hardly be found anywhere else in the world. With this material, Foundry & Forging Corporation, have the ability to
superior designs can be achieved through chemical and electrolytic polishing. manufacture both cast and machined products. C/W
Aluminium panels with surfaces beautifully processed and treated with hairlines UACJ's aluminium precision cast compressor (Cast products)
and other designs are widely used for cockpit interior decoration. wheels hold the world’s top share.
The beautiful sheen of aluminum sheets surely provides an incentive to choose C/W
them instead of resin. (Machined products)

Aluminum Extruded Shapes Solid shape Aluminum Alloy for Suspensions

With extrusion, it is possible to produce high-precision As safety critical components, suspension parts
components in a diverse range of shapes including Die Billet Hollow shape need to be highly reliable.
hollow structures and complex cross-sectional In order to enhance riding comfort and driving
shapes. Aluminium extruded shapes optimal for the P Solid die stability, use of high-strength forged aluminum
production of parts with a constant cross-section and alloy is expanding for axle parts such as
long length, such as bumper beams. It’s now common suspension arms and hub carriers, and other parts.
to find space-frame structures made of aluminium Platen Stem Container Block Male die Female die Hollow die Suspension arms Shock absorbers
extruded shapes in large SUVs and electric vehicles.