B21D22/201

Method of manufacturing cylindrical battery case having reduced surface roughness

A method of manufacturing a cylindrical battery case includes performing an ironing process, which is one of the processes of manufacturing the battery case, a plurality of times in order to decrease the surface roughness of the battery case, thereby improving the corrosion characteristics of the battery case. The surface roughness of the cylindrical battery case is decreased by performing a thickness reducing process when a process for forming the outer circumferential surface of a body of the cylindrical battery case is performed at the time of manufacturing the cylindrical battery case. In addition, corrosion characteristics are improved for respective values of the surface roughness.

Method for producing highly dimensionally accurate half-shells and apparatus for producing a half-shell

The invention relates to a method for producing highly dimensionally accurate half-shells from a tailored blank, wherein, in a first die, with optional use of at least one hold-down means, the half-shell is subjected to pre-shaping by deep drawing, wherein the first die has at least one punch, a die base, a die rest surface and a jacket region, and wherein the pre-shaped half-shell is subsequently subjected to final shaping in a second die, in particular in a calibration tool. The object of specifying a method which simplifies the production of highly dimensionally accurate half-shells is achieved in that, before the deep drawing, the blank is tailored by cutting, taking into consideration the desired final shape of the pre-shaped and/or finally shaped half-shell, with a positive dimensional deviation in the predefined tolerance range, the die base of the first die is moved relative to the die rest surface, the blank is clamped between the die base and the punch of the first die, and the blank is deep-drawn in a guided manner.

SURFACE TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR PLATED STEEL SHEET TO BE HOT-PRESSED

A surface treatment solution excellent in stability during storage forming a coating for treatment excellent in waterproofness, solvent resistance, and adhesion with a plated steel sheet and able to provide a surface treated steel sheet with hot-pressing lubricity, chemical convertability after hot-pressing, corrosion resistance after coating, and spot weldability, that is, a surface treatment solution for a plated steel sheet to be hot-pressed comprising a ZnO aqueous dispersion (A) and a water dispersible organic resin (B), wherein the ZnO aqueous dispersion (A) comprises water and ZnO particle size having 50 to 300 nm particles, the water dispersible organic resin (B) has a 5 to 45 mgKOH/g acid value and 5 to 300 nm emulsion particle size, and a mass ratio (W.sub.A/W.sub.B) of a mass of ZnO particles in the ZnO aqueous dispersion (W.sub.A) to a mass of solid content of the water dispersible organic resin (W.sub.B) is 30/70 to 95/5.

OPTIMIZED DRAWING AND WALL IRONING PROCESS OF ALUMINUM CONTAINERS

The invention relates to a manufacturing process of aluminum alloy beverage cans by Drawing-Ironing, characterized in that a friction higher between the bodymaker punch and the aluminum sheet than between the ironing die and said aluminum sheet is produced by at least one of the following specificities: An aluminum sheet with an internal surface significantly higher in roughness than the external one Ironing dies with rounded intersections between infeed as well as exit surface and the land, with a smooth surface in the working area and a short width of the land A bodymaker punch with an extra roughness and an isotropic texture.

It also relates to a beverage can manufactured by such a process, and characterized in that its reflectance measured at 60 is higher than 73% just after the last ironing step.

BRACKET-INTEGRATED DOUBLE-LAYER DOOR IMPACT BEAM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
20180162205 · 2018-06-14 ·

An apparatus for manufacturing a bracket-integrated double-layer door impact beam is provided. The apparatus includes a lower mold having a lower cavity formed with a base material molded to have a U-shaped cross section and a predetermined length. The base material is seated on the lower cavity. A lower electrode terminal is disposed in the lower mold to contact the base material. An upper mold has an upper cavity therein and is coupled with the lower mold to pressurize both end portions of the U-shaped cross section of the base material inward to form the base material with an O-shaped cross section. An upper electrode terminal is disposed in the upper mold to contact the base material.

STRETCH FLANGE CRACK PREDICTION METHOD, STRETCH FLANGE CRACK PREDICTION APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

A stretch flange crack prediction method of predicting initiation of stretch flange cracks that occurs in a flange end section during stretch flange forming of a deformable sheet, includes: a measurement value acquisition process of acquiring, for each of a plurality of sheet-shaped test pieces, a fracture strain measurement value, a normal strain gradient measurement value, and a circumferential strain gradient measurement value; a CAE analysis process of acquiring a maximum major strain maximum element having a highest maximum major strain, a normal strain gradient of the maximum major strain maximum element, and a circumferential strain gradient of the maximum major strain maximum element; a fracture determination threshold acquisition process of acquiring a fracture determination threshold by converting the fracture strain measurement value; and a prediction process of predicting that stretch flange cracks will be initiated, when the maximum major strain is equal to or higher than the fracture determination threshold.

PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR STAMPED PARTS OF HIGH MECHANICAL RESISTANCE, THROUGH CONTROLLED ELECTRIC HEATING
20180099324 · 2018-04-12 ·

A production process for stamped parts carried out from bales of sheets (1), a first moving robot (2), a heating device (3) with a liquid cooling unit (4), a second moving robot (4), a hydraulic press (5) with a specific molding tool, a third moving robot (6), and a conveyor belt (8), controlled by an electronic control unit. Said specific molding tool is provided with channels for cooling done through heat exchange, via water circulation, where the cooling rate is controlled by means of the liquid's flow and temperature control.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET FOR BATTERY CONTAINERS AND SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET FOR BATTERY CONTAINERS
20180062121 · 2018-03-01 ·

There is provided a method for producing a surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers (1) comprising forming a dull or semi-bright nickel plating layer (12) on at least the surface to be the outside of a battery container in a steel sheet (11), wherein the nickel plating layer (12) is formed by performing plating treatment under a condition of a bath temperature of 70 C. or more.

METHOD OF FORMING METAL SHEET AND FORMED PART

A method of forming which forms a metal sheet so that it does not break without changing the material of the metal sheet and the forming process, comprising bonding a reinforcement to part of the metal sheet and then forming the metal sheet.

Water-Based Lubrication For Hot Forming

A manufacturing control system is arranged to cause an aluminum alloy blank to be heated to at least its solvus temperature, to cause a die set to be sprayed with a lubricant formulation that includes water, lubricant, and a surfactant, to cause the blank to be positioned in the die set while heated such that the blank does not touch the die set, and to cause the die set to close on the blank to form the blank into a part while quenching the part.