NEW ALUMINUM ALLOY BODY SHEET HAS IMPROVED FORMABILITY

A new aluminum-magnesium-zinc-copper sheet alloy has been developed with a strength level similar to that of low carbon steel and press formability characteristics better than those of similar aluminum alloys. The alloy, GZ42, is readily cast and fabricated, relatively insensitive to quenching rate, and suitable for use in its naturally aged condition. Its elongation levels and forming limit curve are superior to other body sheet alloys, and it is not susceptible to Lueder line formation.

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  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Publication Date: 1980-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 42-45
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 88
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum; Aluminum alloys; Automobile industry; Copper; Foil; Forming; Light metals; Magnesium; Magnesium alloys; Modulus of deformation; Motor vehicle bodies; Sheet metal; Steel sheets; Vehicle body components; Vehicle body parts; Vehicular materials; Zinc
• Uncontrolled Terms: Formability
• Old TRIS Terms: Aluminum sheet; Auto body sheet; Automobile bodies; Automobile materials; Magnesium and alloys
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I34: Steels and Metals; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325078
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM