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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2010
Jianguo Lin, London, GB;
Daniel Balint, London, GB;
Lilang Wang, London, GB;
Trevor Anthony Dean, West Midlands, GB;
Alistair David Foster, Worcester, GB;
Jianguo Lin, London, GB;
Daniel Balint, London, GB;
Lilang Wang, London, GB;
Trevor Anthony Dean, West Midlands, GB;
Alistair David Foster, Worcester, GB;
Imperial Innovations Limited, South Kensington, GB;
Abstract
Method of forming a component of complex shape from an Al-alloy sheet or a Mg-alloy sheet. The method includes the steps of: a) heating the sheet to a temperature below the solution heat treatment (SHT) temperature for the alloy; b) forming the heated sheet between heated dies into or towards the complex shape; c) heating the sheet to at least its SHT temperature and substantially maintaining that temperature until SHT has been completed; and d) quenching the solution heat treated sheet between cold dies and at the same time completing the forming into the complex shape or maintaining that shape.