Warm deep-drawing and post drawing analysis of two Al-Mg-Si alloys

The increasing use of aluminium alloys in light weight structural applications is restricted mainly due to their lower room temperature formability compared to steels. Forming at higher temperature is seen as a promising solution to this problem. In the present investigation two Al-Mg-Si alloys (EN AW-6016 and EN AW-6061) were deep-drawn at room...

Control of relaxation cracking in austenitic high temperature components

The degradation mechanism "relaxation cracking" is acting in austenitic components operating between 550°C (1020°F) and 750°C (1380°F). The brittle failures are always located in cold formed areas or in welded joints and are mostly addressed within 1 year service. More than 10 different names can be found in the literature for this phenomenon. A...

Wear of aluminium bronze in sliding contact with lubricated stainless steel sheet material

Aluminium bronze, well known for its good sliding properties, is frequently applied as tool material in sheet metal forming (SMF) of stainless steel, e.g. for the production of washing, refrigeration and cooking equipment. The limited hardness of the material makes it, however, sensitive to tool wear that is: volumetric wear of the tool due to...

Formability of recycled aluminium alloy 5017

Innovations in the production of consumer goods are increasingly driven by the necessity of energy and resource conservation. As one of the consequences, designing with respect to recycleability has become an important issue, this being particularly so for non-durable items. Exemplary for the packaging industry, the beverage can is one of these....