B21D35/007

METHOD FOR PRODUCING WORKPIECE
20210257159 · 2021-08-19 · ·

Provided is a method for producing a workpiece made of nano-crystal soft magnetic material, capable of efficiently producing a workpiece. The method sandwiches at least one metal sheet made of amorphous soft magnetic material between a punch and a die and punches the workpiece from the metal sheet to produce the workpiece. The method heats the punch to a crystallization starting temperature or higher at which the amorphous soft magnetic material crystallizes into nano-crystal soft magnetic material. The method includes a step of punching the workpiece from the metal sheet while heating the metal sheet with the punch and a step of crystallizing the amorphous soft magnetic material of the workpiece into nano-crystal soft magnetic material by making the workpiece after punched absorbed on the punch.

MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR BENT PIPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BENT PIPE
20210220894 · 2021-07-22 ·

One aspect of the present disclosure is a manufacturing device by which the bent pipe is obtained by bending a double pipe. The device includes inner and intermediate core metals, a bending mold, and a controller. The controller executes: a first bending process in which first and second pipes are bent by the bending mold in a first direction in a first area of the double pipe where the inner and intermediate core metals are placed; a second bending process in which the first and second pipes are bent, after the first bending process, by the bending mold in a second direction in a second area of the double pipe where the inner and intermediate core metals are placed; and a first bending-back process in which the second pipe is bent, after the first bending process, in a direction opposite to the first direction in the first area.

OVERLAPPED BLANK FOR HOT STAMPING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OVERLAPPED HOT STAMP MOLDED BODY, AND OVERLAPPED HOT STAMP MOLDED BODY

To solve the problem about the difference in temperature increasing rate between an overlapped part and a one-sheet part so as to further improve the corrosion resistance of plating after hot stamping. An overlapped blank for hot stamping includes: a first steel sheet; and at least one second steel sheet connected to a surface of the first steel sheet via a welding point and smaller in area than the first steel sheet, wherein: the first steel sheet is a plated steel sheet having an aluminum-based plated layer on both faces of the first steel sheet, and the second steel sheet is a plated steel sheet having an aluminum-based plated layer on both faces of the second steel sheet; a coating weight of the aluminum-based plated layer on the first steel sheet is W1 (g/m.sup.2) in terms of an average coating weight on both the faces; a coating weight of the aluminum-based plated layer on a surface on a side not in contact with the first steel sheet in the second steel sheet is W2 (g/m.sup.2); and each of the W1 and the W2 is within a range of 20 g/m.sup.2 or more and 120 g/m.sup.2 or less, and satisfies relationships of Expression (1) and Expression (2).

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED PRODUCT AND MOLDED PRODUCT
20210283715 · 2021-09-16 ·

Provided is a method of manufacturing a molded product that can reduce problems on a reinforcing plate during pressing. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the method of manufacturing a molded product includes welding a first metal plate overlaid with a second metal plate to the second metal plate; and pressing the first metal plate and the second metal plate together. In the pressing, a base surface and a wall surface are formed on the first metal plate; the wall surface is disposed to cross the base surface. In the welding, a first welding is performed on a reinforcing portion of the second metal plate that is overlaid on an area of the first metal plate that is formed into the wall surface; and subsequently, a second welding is performed in a direction crossing a direction of the first welding.

COOKWARE WITH METAL MESH EMBEDDED IN THE BASE

Cookware has both as copper and a stainless steel mesh embedded in the exterior facing surface of the bottom of the base. The embedding process work hardens the bottom of an aluminum cooper vessel. A ferromagnetic stainless steel is embedded into the cooper mesh, forming portion of the exterior bottom surface of the cookware to render the cookware compatible with induction cooking heat sources.

HIGH PERFORMANCE PRESS-HARDENED STEEL ASSEMBLY
20210187906 · 2021-06-24 · ·

A press-hardened steel assembly after hot stamping/hot forming including a core layer having a tensile strength of ≥about 1,800 megapascals to ≤about 2,200 megapascals and ≥about 90 volume % martensite, the core layer having a first thickness ≥about 40% to ≤about 96% of the thickness of the press-hardened steel assembly; and a first surface layer along a first surface of the core, the first surface layer having a tensile strength of ≥about 800 megapascals to ≤about 1,200 megapascals and ≥about 90 volume % martensite and bainite. The press-hardened steel assembly has a tensile strength of ≥about 1,600 megapascals to ≤about 2,000 megapascals and a VDA 238-100 bending angle of ≥about 50° to ≤about 80°.

Long tubular pipe comprising a separating member and methods for mounting and bending such a pipe
11022236 · 2021-06-01 · ·

The invention relates to a long tubular pipe comprising an outer tube, an inner fluid-transporting tube mounted in the outer tube, and a separating member designed to transmit bending efforts between said outer tube and said inner tube when said outer tube is bent, the separating member comprising means for the longitudinal passage of fluid between the inner tube and the outer tube, the separating member comprising a first edge and a second edge together defining an assembly slot, the first edge and the second edge respectively comprising a first connecting element and a second connecting element designed to cooperate mechanically on the outer periphery of the inner tube.

Hot stamping method for simultaneously forming workpieces, and hot-stamped product

A hot stamping method for simultaneously forming workpieces includes steps of: performing laser welding to which an aluminum filler wire is applied to a welding site between the two or more sheets of blanks, and hot-stamping the two or more sheets of blanks, which are welded in the step of performing the laser welding.

Method for producing a precoated steel sheet and associated sheet
20210107092 · 2021-04-15 ·

A method for producing a precoated steel sheet (1) includes providing a precoated steel strip comprising a steel substrate (3) having, on at least one of its main faces, a precoating comprising an intermetallic alloy layer and a metallic alloy layer. The metallic alloy layer is a layer of aluminum, a layer of aluminum alloy or a layer of aluminum-based alloy. The method also includes laser cutting said precoated steel strip so as to obtain at least one precoated steel sheet (1) comprising a cut edge surface (13) resulting from the cutting operation. The cut edge surface (13) includes a substrate region (14) and a precoating region (15) and the thickness of the precoated steel sheet (1) is comprised between 0.8 mm and 5 mm. The laser cutting is carried out such that it results directly in a corrosion-improved zone (19) of the cut edge surface (13). The surface fraction of aluminum on the substrate region (14) of the corrosion-improved zone (19) is greater than or equal to 9% and the surface fraction of aluminum on the bottom half of the substrate region (14) of the corrosion-improved zone (19) is greater than or equal to 0.5%.

Metal Plate, Electrochemical Element, Electrochemical Module, Electrochemical Device, Energy System, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, and Method for Manufacturing Metal Plate
20210119224 · 2021-04-22 ·

A metal plate is formed by stacking a plurality of thin metal plates. The thin metal plates are respectively provided with a plurality of through holes passing therethrough in the thickness direction. The metal plate is provided with penetration spaces 1c formed by the through holes of the plurality of thin metal plates that are in communication with each other in a state in which thin metal plates are stacked. A metal plate aspect ratio that is a value obtained by dividing the thickness of each of the thin metal plates by the inner diameter of the through holes is 2 or less. A metal support aspect ratio that is a value obtained by dividing the overall thickness of the metal plate by the minimum inner diameter of the penetration spaces is 3 or more.