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Title

The hot blow forming of AZ31 Mg sheet: Formability assessment and application development.

Authors

Carter, Jon T.; Krajewski, Paul E.; Verma, Ravi

Abstract

The hot blow forming of magnesium sheet offers significant opportunity for forming complex, lightweight parts for automotive applications. This paper characterizes the elevated-temperature formability of AZ31 magnesium sheet materials and the effect of processing conditions on the performance of these materials. In addition, magnesium sheet application development at General Motors Corporation is reviewed.

Subjects

GENERAL Motors Corp.; MAGNESIUM alloys; METAL formability; OXIDATION; METAL crystal growth

Publication

JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2008, Vol 60, Issue 11, p77

ISSN

1047-4838

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1007/s11837-008-0153-5