(2002)
Publication Type: Thesis
Publication year: 2002
Publisher: Meisenbach
Edited Volumes: Fertigungstechnik - Erlangen 130
Welded shaped blanks made from steel materials are today the state of the art in body construction. This book informs the designer of lightweight bodies and the production planner about the possibilities and limits of tailored blanking for aluminum materials. It specifies application-specific guidelines for assessing weld quality and describes the achievable manufacturing quality, weld seam strength and formability for relevant Al sheet materials. Furthermore, machining strategies for blanks with non-linear welds are presented.