Leveling Automotive Aluminum Sheet

This white paper provides key insights into how mechanical leveling affects the properties of automotive aluminum sheet during blanking. The research reveals that while leveling consistently increases material strength, the effects vary across coils and setups, requiring careful consideration in manufacturing processes. These findings equip automotive manufacturers with actionable data to refine material specifications and optimize production quality as aluminum use expands.

Research Highlights

  • Leveling increases the yield and tensile strengths of automotive aluminum sheet, but has minimal effect on elongation and other properties.
  • Identical leveling setups can produce different results, so manufacturers must account for process variability in material specifications.
  • The study provides actionable data to help automotive OEMs optimize production quality as aluminum use in vehicles grows.

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