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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2019
Imperial Innovations Limited, London, GB;
Impression Technologies Limited, Coventry, GB;
George Adam, Coventry, GB;
Daniel Balint, London, GB;
Trevor Dean, Birmingham, GB;
John Dear, Keston, GB;
Omer El Fakir, Istanbul, TR;
Alistair Foster, Coventry, GB;
Jianguo Lin, London, GB;
Liliang Wang, London, GB;
IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS LIMITED, London, GB;
IMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Coventry, GB;
Abstract
A method of forming a part from sheet metal alloy is provided, for example, forming a part from aluminium alloy. The method comprises heating (A) the sheet metal alloy to a temperature at which solution heat treatment of the alloy occurs and so as to achieve solution heat treatment. The sheet is cooled (B) at at least the critical cooling rate for the alloy and then placed between dies to form (C) it into or towards the part.