Heat Treatment Integral to New High-Strength Aluminum Production

Professor Jianguo Jin, Imperial College London

 

Source: The Engineer

 

A manufacturing technique capable of producing high-strength aluminum sheet alloys includes heat treatment as part of the Hot Form Quench (HFQ) process. Developed by Professor Jianguo Jin at Imperial College London, the technique can also produce aluminum components in complex shapes and has already been used to manufacture parts for a British-based automaker.

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