STUDY OF THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ARTIFICIALLY AGING ALUMINUM AUTOMOTIVE ALLOYS

By utilizing the rapid aging response of 6010 and 6009 auto body sheet alloys to short time-high temperature aging practices, separate aging cycles can be economically utilized for decreasing the cost of aluminum automotive panels. This report details not only the technical basis for these short time aging cycles, but also assesses the comparative costs of automotive panels designed with and without the high strengths that can be achieved through separate artificial aging.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From SAE Meeting held June 8-12, 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Hunt Jr, W H
  • Willett, G H
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 10 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum alloys; Economic benefits; High strength materials; Motor vehicle bodies
• Old TRIS Terms: Aging; Automobile bodies
• Subject Areas: Economics; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I34: Steels and Metals; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348303
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 810822
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1982 12:00AM