About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Fundamentals of Sustainable Metallurgy and Processing of Materials
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| Presentation Title |
A Versatile and Recycled 6xxx Aluminum Alloy for Sustainable Transportation |
| Author(s) |
Katherine Rader, Shivakant Shukla, Hrishikesh Das, Glenn Grant, Aashish Rohatgi, Mert Efe |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Katherine Rader |
| Abstract Scope |
A large number of different aluminum alloys are currently used for various automotive components depending on the application. For example, 6xxx alloys are used in high strength applications while 5xxx alloys are used in applications requiring high formability. To simplify the number of aluminum alloys used, we are investigating a 6xxx-series unialloy candidate whose mechanical properties can be tailored via thermo-mechanical processing. This alloy is designed to have increased tolerance to Fe and Si so that it can be made from recycled scrap, thus reducing material costs and utilizing post-consumer scrap from aluminum-intensive vehicles reaching their end-of-life. In this work, we characterize a 6xxx sheet material made with high recycle content via mechanical testing, including tensile and VDA bend tests, and metallography and compare it to baseline alloys made from primary material. Our results demonstrate that, when made properly, sheets with high recycled content can exhibit suitable performance and formability. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Recycling and Secondary Recovery, Sustainability |