Methods, systems, and apparatuses for component manufacturing are provided. A component may be manufactured via an extrusion of loose substrate material into a unitary tubing. Features may be added to the tubing via friction stir additive manufacturing to manufacture a component. In this manner, a component may be manufactured from titanium alloys while processing challenges such as iron segregation or material loss through machining are ameliorated. Such a component may replace steel or other high strength components and further exhibits corrosion resistance.

A method for manufacturing a motor vehicle structural component from an extruded multichamber hollow profile. The method includes providing an extruded profile with at least two precursor hollow chambers which are separated from one another by an inner wall, wherein in at least one outer wall of at least one precursor hollow chamber in cross-section perpendicularly to a longitudinal extent of the extruded profile has a region with non-linear course. The extruded profile is formed in at least one of its end regions into the motor vehicle structural component, wherein at least the region with non-linear course of the at least one outer wall of the at least one precursor hollow chamber, with non-linear course in cross-section, is at least partially straightened, with a change in cross-section of the respective precursor hollow chamber into the cross-section of the corresponding hollow chamber of the motor vehicle structural component.

An aluminum alloy pipe produced by porthole extrusion includes: Mg at a concentration equal to or higher than 0.7% (mass %, the same applies hereinafter) and lower than 1.5%; Ti at a concentration higher than 0% and equal to or lower than 0.15%; with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities. As the unavoidable impurities, Si has a limited concentration of 0.20% or lower, Fe 0.20% or lower, Cu 0.05% or lower, Mn 0.10% or lower, Cr 0.10% or lower, and Zn 0.10% or lower. Difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the Mg concentration in a lengthwise direction of the pipe is 0.2% or lower, and the average crystal grain size in a cross-section perpendicular to the lengthwise direction is 300 m or smaller.

An aluminum alloy pipe used for piping or hose joints and having excellent strength, corrosion resistance, and processability can be provided.

A modular pressure vessel suitable for housing, storage, and/or supplying a pressurized fluid is disclosed. In one aspect, the modular pressure vessel comprises removable end-caps attached to each end of a center section. The center section includes longitudinal rails. In another aspect, methods for manufacturing the modular pressure vessel are described, including extrusion processes for the center section. The modular pressure vessel allows for various components to be easily swapped out or changed, such as the end-caps, or components easily installed and removed from inside the pressure vessel, such as a compressor and related components.

The present invention discloses a rotary extrusion producing method for producing an inner ring rib with a large aspect ratio formed of a hollow billet, which includes: combining, at an initial stage of rotary extrusion, two convex dies together and driving, by a slider on a press machine, left and right half convex dies to extrude a blank downward to form an initial profile of a transverse rib; dragging respectively, by left and right horizontal hydraulic cylinders, the left and right half convex dies to move in a radial direction, to form an initial cylindrical wall, so as to achieve a purpose of forming the transverse rib, once the blank is extruded downward by a certain depth, where a head of a mandrel is set to be at a certain conical degree, and a certain number of processed pits are distributed on an inner cavity of a concave die.

A method for warm forming an aluminum beam, such as an aluminum component for a vehicle, includes providing an extruded aluminum beam with a hollow cross-sectional shape. A portion of a forming die is heated to a desired temperature, so as to heat a portion of the aluminum beam in the die to a temperature below the artificial aging temperature of the aluminum beam. The heated aluminum beam is deformed to a desired shape with the die in a direction transverse to a length of the aluminum beam.

In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a method including: extruding, utilizing a first die and a mandrel, a hollow tube having a first tube section having a first outer tube diameter of Z, a first inner tube diameter, and a first length; extruding, utilizing a second die and the mandrel, continuing from an end of the first tube section, a hollow tube having a second tube section having a second inner tube diameter and a second length, where the second die has a first die section, and where an angle of a wall of the first die section of the second die relative to a longitudinal axis of the hollow tube ranges from 10 to 45 degrees; extruding a third tube section, a third inner tube diameter, and a third length, and producing a monolithic hollow stepped tube extrudate.

An aluminum alloy has a composition consisting of Si: 0.03 to 0.6 mass %, Fe: 0.1 to 0.7 mass %, Cu: 0.05 to 0.20 mass %, Mn: 1.0 to 1.5 mass %, Mg: 0.01 to 0.1 mass %, Zn: 0 to 0.1 mass %, Ti: 0 to 0.1 mass %, and the balance being Al and inevitable impurities.

A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston body. The piston body includes a head, two side walls, two skirts, and a reinforcement member. The head includes a recessed crown. Each side wall includes a pin boss configured to support a piston pin. The two skirts are respectively located at a thrust side with respect to an axis of the piston pin and an anti-thrust side with respect to the axis of the piston pin. The reinforcement member includes two legs and a connecting portion connecting upper ends of the two legs. The two legs are respectively insert-casted in the two skirts. The connecting portion is insert-casted in the head.

An oil mist filter includes: a filter body having a tubular shape, the filter body causing processing-target gas supplied to a hollow in the filter body pass through an outer peripheral surface to capture oil mist contained in the processing-target gas; and an end plate disposed at one end surface of the filter body the end plate projecting outward beyond an outer peripheral edge of the one end surface of the filter body. A plurality of ventholes are formed at a portion of the end plate projecting beyond the outer peripheral edge of the one end surface of the filter body. The processing-target gas blown out from the outer peripheral surface of the filter body passes through the ventholes.