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THE INCREASING ROLE OF ALUMINIUM IN AUTOMOTIVE LIGHT WEIGHTING
AUGUST 18 2015 MARTIN SCHON, SAPA EXTRUSION
GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS
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ALUMINUM FOCUS IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
Body & Closures
Chassis
Interior Powertrain
E-Mobility
Exterior
ALUMINIUM BATTERY CABLES FOR WEIGHT AND COST SAVING
Reduce weight by 50%
! SC-13™ is a solid extruded aluminium rod
! Coated with either PA or XPE
! Round, flat or oval shapes
! Aluminium alloys allow for specifically designed mechanical properties
ELECTRIC MOTOR HOUSINGS
Air cooled concept. Modular design (single piece or multi-segments).
BATTERY PACKS WITH INTEGRATED COOLING
MIXED MATERIAL DESIGNS
WEIGHT SAVING DEMANDS JOINING OF DISSIMILAR LIGHT-WEIGHT MATERIALS
MIXED MATERIAL JOINING STUDY
AA7003 AA5083 A356 Aural2 AA5754 DP600 AA6082
RSW x x x x x SPR x x MIG x x x x x FSW x x x
Adhesive x x x x x
AA5083 RSW x MIG x
AA7003 SPR x x FSW x
SAMPLES & DATA SHEETS
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With presence in more than 40countries
20,000+ customers
~45,000 suppliers
23,400employees
MEETING CUSTOMER NEEDS – GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY
With more than 100production units
20+ languages
42 Bn.NOK Sales
1.4 million tonnes
20 cast-houses
39 anodizing
lines
188 presses
14 welding
lines
24 paint lines
WE’VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, - FIRST DOCUMENTED RESULTS: JUNE 1924
OPEN UP R&D LAB FACILITY IN TROY, MI IN SEPTEMBER 2015!
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! Sapa Technology Americas ! 12 FTE ! Troy MI, 10K Sqf lab facility ! Capabilities to support local
market needs ! Metallurgical lab – LOM / SEM ! Material, and Alloy development ! Process development ! Applications lab - forming, Joining