SEMINAR| Introduction of Aluminum Alloys in Automotive Applications, by Dr. Haiou Jin

Biography:

Dr. Haiou Jin obtained B.Eng. degree in Materials Engineering at Tianjin University in 1990, cand.scient. degree in Physics at University of Oslo, Norway in 1996, and Ph.D. degree in Metallurgical Engineering at Queen’s University in 2001. He joined Alcan (Aluminum Company of Canada) Kingston R&D Centre in 2001, working on the research, development, production, and customer service of nearly all types of aluminum alloy products, especially the flat-rolled sheet products for high-end automotive applications. When Kingston R&D Centre was relocated to Atlanta in 2013, Dr. Jin joined Materials Lab, Natural Resources Canada and continued his work on the research and development of aluminum alloys.

Abstract:

Aluminum alloys have been increasingly used in automotive applications since late 1990s, due to their intrinsic light-weight and corrosion resistance. As hybrid and electric vehicles become popular in the recent years, aluminum alloys and other light-weight materials, such as magnesium alloys and polymers, are more intensively used to replace the conventional steel components. In this presentation, an introduction to aluminum alloys in automotive applications will be given, including (i) technical and commercial requirements, (ii) alloy design, (iii) entire thermal-mechanical processing from casting, scalping, rolling, heat treatments to cleaning and coating, (iv) testing and quality control, and (v) reuse and recycling. It is intended to give an example how general science and technology are applied to specific manufacture industry to fulfill different, sometimes contradictory, technical, and commercial requirements.