THE INCREASING ROLE OF
ALUMINIUM IN AUTOMOTIVE
LIGHT WEIGHTING
GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS
AUGUST 18 2015
MARTIN SCHON, SAPA EXTRUSION
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ALUMINUM FOCUS IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
Body & Closures
Chassis
Interior
E-Mobility
Exterior
Powertrain
ALUMINIUM BATTERY CABLES FOR WEIGHT AND COST
SAVING
!   SC-13™ is a solid extruded
aluminium rod
!   Coated with either PA or XPE
!   Round, flat or oval shapes
! Aluminium alloys allow for specifically
designed mechanical properties
Reduce
weight
by 50%
ELECTRIC MOTOR HOUSINGS
Air cooled concept.
Modular design (single piece or multi-segments).
BATTERY PACKS WITH INTEGRATED COOLING
MIXED MATERIAL DESIGNS
WEIGHT SAVING DEMANDS JOINING OF DISSIMILAR LIGHT-WEIGHT
MATERIALS
MIXED MATERIAL JOINING STUDY
AA7003 AA5083
A356
Aural2
AA5754
DP600
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
AA6082
RSW
SPR
MIG
FSW
x
x
x
Adhesive
x
x
x
AA5083
RSW
MIG
x
x
AA7003
SPR
FSW
x
x
x
SAMPLES & DATA SHEETS
200
MEETING CUSTOMER NEEDS – GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY
20 casthouses
14
welding
lines
24 paint
lines
40
100
With presence in more than
39
anodizing
lines
With more than
countries
production units
188
presses
23,400
42 Bn.NOK
Sales customers
20,000+
1.4 million~45,000
tonnes suppliers
20+ languages
employees
WE’VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE,
- FIRST DOCUMENTED RESULTS: JUNE 1924
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OPEN UP R&D LAB FACILITY IN TROY, MI IN SEPTEMBER
2015!
!   Sapa Technology Americas
!   12 FTE
!   Troy MI, 10K Sqf lab facility
!   Capabilities to support local
market needs
!   Metallurgical lab – LOM / SEM
!   Material, and Alloy development
!   Process development
!   Applications lab - forming, Joining