Merklein M (2019)
Publication Type: Authored book
Publication year: 2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ISBN: 9783662531204
The collective term tailored blanks characterizes semifinished sheet metal products that are optimized for a subsequent forming operation or the final application. They are distinguished by a local variation of the sheet thickness, coating, or material properties. Based on the production process, tailored blanks can be categorized in four different groups (Fig. 1): joining of different blanks by a welding process (tailor welded blanks), locally reinforcement of a base material (patchwork blanks), creating a continuous variation of the sheet thickness by a rolling process (tailor rolled blanks), and adapting the mechanical properties by local heat treatment (tailor heat treated blanks). The development of tailored blanks is closely linked to the trend toward lightweight constructions. With the first three types, a weight reduction can be realized by reinforcing only areas where special demands exist in the final application. In contrast to this, tailor heat treat blanks are mainly used to enhance the formability of modern lightweight materials like aluminum alloys or high strength steels (Merklein et al. 2014).
APA:
Merklein, M. (2019). Tailored Blanks. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
MLA:
Merklein, Marion. Tailored Blanks. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2019.
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