High-Strength Lightweight Aluminum Alloys and Composites Technology
■ Market/Applications
• There is a strong demand for lightweight electric vehicles. Replacing steel with aluminum can reduce weight by 30-40%, and the demand for aluminum car bodies is increasing recently
• From the view of the demand of lightweight energy saving and carbon reduction, the global aluminum alloy demand is estimated to be 130 million tons in 2030, increase 30% compared the level of 2020
■ Technical Features
• Development of high-strength and tough new aluminum alloy materials
• Through alloy design and microstructure control, the strength of the material is improved. At the same time, a thermally stable dispersed phase is produced by compound addition of trace alloys to achieve grain refinement
• Develop a high-quality casting process. The aluminum castings pass the non-destructive X-ray inspection and are used in aerospace/defense parts
Aluminum Alloys for Warm Forming and Processing Technology
■ Technical Features
• Alloy Design for aluminum sheet compositions
• Optimization of warm forming process including thermal treatment
• Improved aluminum alloy of fine grain structure
• Improved aluminum alloy of strength > 600MPa, after warm forming and baking paint, it has heat softening resistance
■ Market/Applications
Unidirectional Continuous Casting Crystal Growth Process Technology
■ Market/Applications
• High-fidelity signal transmission cables are widely used in smart industries and high-end medical equipment, such as precision mechanical controllers, 3C video and audio transmission wires, medical ultrasonic systems, etc.
■ Technical Features
• The grain boundaries of traditional metal wires produce micro-capacitance effects, and signal transmission is prone to interference and noise
• This technology uses solidification simulation analysis to control the crystal growth technology, reduces grain boundary defects, and controls the wire drawing process to reduce the internal stress of the wire, thereby achieving low noise/high-fidelity high-quality signal transmission
High-Performance Copper Alloys and Continuous Casting Technology
■ Technical Features
• Cu alloys is optimized to achieve of high conductivity and high strength
• Hot-die continuous casting is characterized by close-to-shape and uniform molding. It is the key technology for development and manufacture of ultra-fine and bending-resistant of thin tube or wire products
■ Market/Applications
• Thin heat pipe is applied as the mainstream cooling solution for 5G smartphones and NB
• High-quality products such as high-end medical wires and folding-resistant transmission wires are developed
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
Material and Chemical Research Laboratories (MCL)
Dept. of Lightweight Materials & Design Applications (J500)