A method for manufacturing an aluminium tube, including providing a slug of an aluminium alloy consisting of >98.4% by weight of Al, 0.10% by weight to 0.30% by weight of Si, 0.25% by weight to 0.45% by weight of Fe, 0.01% by weight to 0.08% by weight of Cu, 0.15% by weight to 0.40% by weight of Mn, at most 0.15% by weight of Mg, at most 0.05% by weight of Zn, at most 0.05% by weight of Cr, at most 0.05% by weight of Ni, at most 0.05% by weight of Ti and at most 0.05% by weight of other impurities, wherein the aforementioned ingredients of the aluminium alloy add to 100% by weight, and impact extrusion of the slug to form an aluminium tube having a shoulder and a neck.

Provided are an unequal-channel angular self-bending extrusion die and a method for designing and manufacturing the same and extrusion method thereof and includes following steps: designing a symmetrical streamlined extrusion die based on sine function; making the medial axis of the die cavity of the symmetrical streamlined extrusion die twisted and deformed on a certain plane; establishing the die cavity wall surface equation of the unequal-channel angular self-bending extrusion die; setting a working belt structure downstream the die cavity of the unequal-channel angular self-bending extrusion die.

A shear assisted extrusion process for producing cladded materials wherein a cladding material and a material to be cladded are placed in sequence with the cladded material positioned to contact a rotating scroll face first and the material to be cladded second. The two materials are fed through a shear assisted extrusion device at a preselected feed rate and impacted by a rotating scroll face to generate a cladded extrusion product. This process allows for increased through wall strength and decreases the brittleness in formed structures as compared to the prior art.

The invention relates to a method for producing a corrosion resistant aluminium alloy extrusion, consisting of an alloy with the composition ≤0.30, preferably 0.05 - 0.15 % by weight of silicon, ≤0.40, preferably 0.06 - 0.35 % by weight of iron, 0.01 -1.1 % by weight of manganese, ≤0.30, preferably 0.15 - 0.30 % by weight of magnesium, ≤0.70, preferably 0.05 - 0.70 % by weight of zinc, ≤0.35, preferably 0.25 % by weight of chromium, ≤0.20 % by weight of zirconium, ≤0.25, preferably 0.05-0.25% by weight of titanium, ≤0.20% by weight vanadium ≤0.10 % by weight of copper up to 0.15 % by weight of other impurities, each not greater than 0.03 % by weight and the balance aluminium, the method comprising the steps casting the molten metal into extrusion billet a) subjecting the billet to a homogenization treatment at a holding temperature of 550 to 620 deg.C for 6 to 10 hours b) heating the billet to a temperature of 400 to 550 deg.C c) extruding the billet to a tube.

A friction stir processing system can include a rotatable die assembly. The rotatable die assembly can include a die body and a plurality of die segments. The die body includes a die base and a die stem. The die stem extends axially from the die base, the die stem defines an extrusion cavity, and the die body is formed from a first material. The plurality of die stems are coupled to the die stem. The plurality of die segments are disposed around the extrusion cavity to collectively form a die surface opposite to the die base. The plurality of die segments are formed from a different material than the die body.

A process for forming extruded products using a device having a scroll face configured to apply a rotational shearing force and an axial extrusion force to the same preselected location on material wherein a combination of the rotational shearing force and the axial extrusion force upon the same location cause a portion of the material to plasticize, flow and recombine in desired configurations. This process provides for a significant number of advantages and industrial applications, including but not limited to extruding tubes used for vehicle components with 50 to 100 percent greater ductility and energy absorption over conventional extrusion technologies, while dramatically reducing manufacturing costs.

The invention relates to a manufacturing process for obtaining 6xxx-series aluminium alloy solid extruded products, comprising Si: 0.3-1.7 wt. %; Mg: 0.1-1.4 wt. %, Cu: 0.1-0.8 wt. %, Zn 0.005-0.7 wt %, one or more dispersoid element, from the group consisting of Mn 0.15-1 wt. %, Cr 0.05-0.4 wt. % and Zr 0.05-0.25 wt. %, Fe at most 0.5 wt. %, other elements at most 0.05 wt. % the rest being aluminium, having particularly high mechanical properties, typically an ultimate tensile strength higher than 400 MPa, preferably 430 MPa, and more preferably 450 MPa without the need for a post-extrusion solution heat treatment operation. The invention also concerns a manufacturing process for obtaining a bumper system in which is integrated a towing eye, said towing eye being made with said high mechanical properties aluminium alloys.

Shear-assisted extrusion assemblies are provided. The assemblies can include a billet containing assembly containing a billet comprising a billet outer material and a billet inner material in at least one cross-section; a tool operably engaged with the billet; an extrudate receiving channel configured to receive extrudate from the tool, wherein the extrudate comprises extruded outer material and extruded inner material in at least one cross-section, the extruded outer material being the same material as the billet outer material, and the extruded inner material being the same as the billet inner material. Methods for producing multi-material shear-assisted extrudate are also provided.

An α+β titanium alloy extruded shape containing, in mass %, Al: 5.5 to 6.8%, V: 3.5 to 5.8%, and Fe: over 0 to 0.30%, the balance being Ti and impurities, the impurities amounting to a total of 0.4% or less, the alloy including an acicular microstructure in which an average prior β grain size is 250 μm or less.

An apparatus for producing metal sheets from extruded profiles of small thickness or of hollow chamber plates of light metal, preferably of magnesium or magnesium alloys, comprises an extruder for producing an extruded profile which is open along a surface line. A separating device is provided for cutting the extruded profile to length corresponding to the length of the metal sheet to be produced, or the hollow chamber plate to be produced. A bending unit is used for deforming the extruded profile into a U-shaped profile. An expansion unit is provided for expanding the U-shaped profile into a flat metal sheet or a hollow chamber plate. A stacking unit is also provided. At least one expansion unit is arranged parallel to the extrusion line and thus the extrusion and expanding processes are decoupled from one another.