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US 2011/0209512 A1Published application
Method for forming a metal article
OwnerFu-Tang LEEinventor
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Abstract
A method for forming a metal article includes: heating a mold to a working temperature ranging from 350° C. to 550° C., the mold having a forming surface with a predetermined pattern; disposing a metal sheet in the mold that has been heated, the metal sheet being made from one of aluminum alloy and magnesium alloy and having a temperature not higher than 100° C.; and forming the metal sheet by applying a fluid-pressure of not less than 10 kg/cm2 into the mold to press the metal sheet against the predetermined pattern.
Claims6
A method for forming a metal article, comprising:
- heating a mold to a working temperature ranging from 350° C. to 550° C., the mold having a forming surface with a predetermined pattern;
- disposing a metal sheet in the mold that has been heated, the metal sheet being made from one of aluminum alloy and magnesium alloy and having a temperature not higher than 100° C.;
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- forming the metal sheet by applying a fluid-pressure of not less than 10 kg/cm2 into the mold to press the metal sheet against the predetermined pattern.
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