Elevated Temperature Forming Methods for Metallic Materials

A method of forming a metallic material, the method comprising:

• placing a metallic article comprising a material selected from a metal and a metal alloy on a ferrous alloy surface;
• inductively heating a localized region of the ferrous alloy surface in contact with a localized region of the metallic article to a predetermined temperature and thereby conductively heating the localized region of the metallic article to a forming temperature within a forming temperature range;
• and
• forming the metallic article in the localized region of the metallic article.

A method of bending a metallic plate, the method comprising:

• placing a metallic plate comprising a material selected from a metal and a metal alloy on a ferrous alloy surface;
• inductively heating a lineal region of the ferrous alloy surface in contact with a lineal region of the metallic plate to a predetermined temperature and thereby conductively heating the lineal region of the metallic plate to a bending temperature within a bending temperature range;
• and
• bending the metallic plate in the lineal region of the metallic plate.

A device for localized heating of a metallic article comprising a material selected from a metal and a metal alloy, the device comprising:

• a support including a ferrous alloy surface;
• and
• at least one induction heating device;
• wherein the at least one induction heating device is positioned and adapted to inductively heat a localized region of the ferrous alloy surface, and
• wherein the inductively heated localized region of the ferrous alloy surface is adapted to heat to a predetermined temperature a localized region of a metallic article comprising a material selected from a metal and a metal alloy that is positioned on the ferrous alloy surface.

A device for localized heating of a metallic article comprising a material selected from a metal and a metal alloy, the device comprising:

• a support including a support surface;
• and
• at least one induction heating device:
• wherein the at least one induction heating device is positioned and adapted to inductively heat a localized region of a metallic article positioned on the support surface to a predetermined temperature;
• and
• wherein the support and the support surface comprise a material that is not heated by the at least one induction heating device.

A system for bending a metallic article comprising a material selected from a metal and a metal alloy, the system comprising:

• a heating device comprising
• a support including a ferrous alloy surface, and
• at least one induction heating device;
• wherein the at least one induction heating device is positioned and adapted to inductively heat a predetermined lineal region of the ferrous alloy surface;
• and
• wherein the inductively heated lineal region of the ferrous alloy surface is adapted to conductively heat a lineal region of a metallic article positioned on the ferrous alloy surface to a bending temperature in a bending temperature range;
• and
• a metallic material bending apparatus positioned proximate the ferrous alloy surface and adapted to bend the metallic article in the lineal region before the lineal region cools below the bending temperature range.

A system for bending a metallic article comprising a material selected from a metal and a metal alloy, the system comprising:

• a heating device comprising
• a support including a support surface, and
• at least one induction heating device;
• wherein the at least one induction heating device is positioned and adapted to inductively heat a localized, region of a metallic article positioned on the support surface to a bending temperature in a bending temperature range;
• and
• wherein the support and the support surface comprise a material that is not heated by the at least one induction heating device;
• and
• a metallic material bending apparatus positioned proximate the support and the support surface and adapted to bend the metallic article in the lineal region before the lineal region cools below the bending temperature range.