Abstract
Auto-makers plan a broad shift from steel to aluminium uses over the next decade. In North America, for example, the target is to have 18% of vehicles having all-aluminium bodies by 2025, in spite of that only less than 1% has been achieved in 2014. To achieve this transformation, painting aluminium panels in a mass-production scale with high quality is an important requirement to be met, considering that for long-term protection and surface appearance of the vehicles to be made as well as cost issues. This paper presents a review work carried out on the key elements concerning the painting process, progress in research and applications. Special issues concerning painting aluminium, including the pretreatment of panels surface before e-coat application and the pretreatment of panels before paint baking, are particularly addressed, and remaining issues relating to high quality painting in mass production are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 6 Aug 2015 |
| Event | 4th International Conference on New Forming Technology - Crowne Plaza Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Aug 2015 → 9 Aug 2015 http://www.icnft2015.com/ (conference web site) |
Conference
| Conference | 4th International Conference on New Forming Technology |
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| Abbreviated title | ICNFT2015 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| City | Glasgow |
| Period | 6/08/15 → 9/08/15 |
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Keywords
- aluminium
- painting process
- pretreatment