Oxide coating for enhancing metal formability

This invention discloses a metal product that is suitable for a forming process. By anodizing an oxide layer onto at least one surface of the metal product, the total amount of lubricant that is applied onto the metal product prior to being formed is reduced or eliminated. This invention also disclo...

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Hauptverfasser: ANGLIN JAMES R, BOHAYCHICK JOHN, WIESERMAN LARRY F, ASKIN AL
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This invention discloses a metal product that is suitable for a forming process. By anodizing an oxide layer onto at least one surface of the metal product, the total amount of lubricant that is applied onto the metal product prior to being formed is reduced or eliminated. This invention also discloses a method of generating such an oxide layer onto the metal product.