METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING MATERIALS WITH LOW DUCTILITY

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13698314

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The invention provides an apparatus and a method of forming a material of low ductility including providing a first sheet made from a material of low ductility, providing an integrated forming device comprising a heat source and a forming element, and moving the forming element relative to the first sheet along a forming direction while simultaneously heating a localized portion of the first sheet along the forming direction at a substantially constant predetermined distance in front of the forming element. The predetermined distance is selected so as to yield a predetermined temperature to achieve a predetermined ductility at the localized portion of the first sheet when the forming element reaches the localized portion of the first sheet.

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MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INCONTARIO CANADA ONTARIO

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Amtmann, Maximilian Brampton, CA 10 52
Gu, Hongping Waterloo, CA 19 104
Shulkin, Boris West Bloomfield, US 31 279

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