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Journal Article 
Hot forming and quenching pilot process development for low cost and low environmental impact manufacturing 
Hall, RW; Foster, A; Praturlon, AH 
2017 
1 
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
ISSN: 1742-6588
EISSN: 1742-6596 
Journal of Physics Conference Series 
896 
WOS:000424196000088 
The Hot Forming and in-tool Quenching (HFQ (R)) process is a proven technique to enable complex shaped stampings to be manufactured from high strength aluminium. Its widespread uptake for high volume production will be maximised if it is able to wholly amortise the additional investment cost of this process compared to conventional deep drawing techniques. This paper discusses the use of three techniques to guide some of the development decisions taken during upscaling of the HFQ (R) process. Modelling of Process timing, Cost and Life-cycle impact were found to be effective tools to identify where development budget could be focused in order to be able to manufacture low cost panels of different sizes from many different alloys in a sustainable way. The results confirm that raw material cost, panel trimming, and artificial ageing were some of the highest contributing factors to final component cost. Additionally, heat treatment and lubricant removal stages played a significant role in the overall life-cycle assessment of the final products. These findings confirmed development priorities as novel furnace design, fast artificial ageing and low-cost alloy development. 
HFQ; Aluminium; Cost; LCA; Process; Simulation 
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