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Rev. Met. Paris
Volume 98, Number 10, October 2001
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| Page(s) | 911 - 926 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/metal:2001138 | |
| Published online | 25 October 2002 | |
Patchworks: from design to manufacture
Multi-thickness blanks (MTB) enable the weight and the design of a part to be optimized thanks to an appropriate distribution of thicknesses and/or mechanical properties. This is usually obtained by adding a reinforcement piece onto the main part, both having been previously cut and stamped separately. With MTB, pre-cut blanks are assembled before being stamped together. This allows, in particular, the stamping and assembling operations to be decreased, with a cost reduction thrown in. MTB's gather tailored blanks, already well known and broadly used, and patchwork blanks which are nowadays mainly at a development stage and give rise to an increasing interest due to their potentialities.
© La Revue de Métallurgie, 2001
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