METHOD FOR TRIMMING A HOT FORMED PART

A method for manufacturing a hot formed part (20), such an automotive body component, is provided. The method includes heating a steel blank (22) to an austenite temperature, and quickly transferring the heated blank (22) to a hot forming apparatus (28). The method then includes forming the heated b...

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Hauptverfasser:	BRADY, Jeremiah, John, ADAMS, Kenneth, R, JONES, Mark, Justin, STEINEBACH, Edward, K
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUSMETALS OR ALLOYS MAKING METAL MALLEABLE BY DECARBURISATION, TEMPERING OR OTHERTREATMENTS MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL METALLURGY METALLURGY OF IRON MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PUNCHING METAL TRANSPORTING WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for manufacturing a hot formed part (20), such an automotive body component, is provided. The method includes heating a steel blank (22) to an austenite temperature, and quickly transferring the heated blank (22) to a hot forming apparatus (28). The method then includes forming the heated blank (22) between a pair of dies (24, 26), and trimming, piercing, shearing, or otherwise cutting the heated blank (22) or hot formed part (20) in the hot forming apparatus (28). The cutting step occurs while the microstructure of the steel blank (22) is substantially austenite, for example at a temperature of 400° C to 850° C. The method can provide a hot formed part (20) having a desired shape in a single die stroke, without the need for a costly post-forming operation outside of the hot forming apparatus (28), such as laser trimming.