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Aluminum bumpers assembled by electric current from coils.(PROCESS TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
Advanced Materials & Processes, May, 2007
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Aluminum car bumpers can be assembled through an electric current generated by an electromagnetic coil in a process developed by Kobe Steel Ltd., Japan. The process is designed for the stays that attach the bumper beam to the chassis. The stays consist of a pipe fitted through a plate. The pipe and plate are made of aluminum and are bound together by running a current of several thousand amperes through an electromagnetic coil placed inside the pipe.
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The electromagnetic force causes the pipe to expand and flange out slightly on either side of the plate, creating a tight fit. This ...
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