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October 2017
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Speaker: Mark Butterfield, Magnode Corp. | Hosted by: SAE International | Presenting Sponsor: Hydro Extrusion North America
Description
As automotive aluminum extrusion applications continue to grow, engineers seeking optimized performance are increasingly going beyond the "shorthand" of alloy and temper designation and specifying the desired microstructure for the final component. This webinar explores: how various automotive applications require differing underlying microstructure for optimal performance; how alloy chemistry and extrusion processing parameters can be manipulated to yield distinctive microstructure, and how to effectively specify microstructure, and the critical variables to consider. Mini cases illustrate successful application of microstructure specification.