Method of manufacturing a structural automotive part made from a rolled Al—Zn alloy

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PATENT NO 9493867
APP PUB NO 20130216790A1
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13877631

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A method of manufacturing a formed aluminum alloy structural part or a body-in-white (BIW) part of a motor vehicle. The method includes: providing a rolled aluminum sheet product wherein the aluminum alloy is an AA7000-series aluminum alloy and has a gauge in a range of 0.5-4 mm and is subjected to a solution heat treatment and has been cooled, forming the aluminum alloy sheet to obtain a three-dimensional formed part, heating the three-dimensional formed part to at least one pre-ageing temperature between 50-250° C., and subjecting the formed and pre-aged motor vehicle component to a paint bake cycle.

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ALERIS ALUMINUM DUFFEL BVBABELGIUM

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Khosla, Sunil Beverwijk, NL 21 140
Smeyers, Axel Alexander Maria Heist op den Berg, BE 8 43

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