Honda Welds Steel To Aluminum
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Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
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Honda has developed a new technology that allows continuous welding of steel with aluminum. Honda announced that it's the first company in the world to weld two dissimilar metals for the subframe of their mass production vehicle. The company is planning to use this new welding technology in their upcoming North American Honda Accord 2013 and sequentially roll it out in the production of their other vehicles.
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Honda's aim behind developing this technology to reduce the overall weight of the vehicle which results into improved fuel efficiency. Honda's engineers focused on Friction Stir Welding (FSW) to develop a new technique to continuously that involves moving a rotating tool on aluminum lapped over steel at a very high pressure to create a stable metallic bond between these two metals. The technique results into welding strength beyond the conventional Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding.
Honda's engineers were able to achieve 25% reduction in the overall weight in the sub-frame using this technology. But that's not all about it. Honda noticed that the overall electricity consumption in the process was 50% less than in the traditional process. It allowed much desired change in the structure of the subframe and also the mounting point of the suspension.
Honda is now working on rolling out the technology in their mass vehicle production plants with the use of versatile robots.
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Honda's aim behind developing this technology to reduce the overall weight of the vehicle which results into improved fuel efficiency. Honda's engineers focused on Friction Stir Welding (FSW) to develop a new technique to continuously that involves moving a rotating tool on aluminum lapped over steel at a very high pressure to create a stable metallic bond between these two metals. The technique results into welding strength beyond the conventional Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding.
Honda's engineers were able to achieve 25% reduction in the overall weight in the sub-frame using this technology. But that's not all about it. Honda noticed that the overall electricity consumption in the process was 50% less than in the traditional process. It allowed much desired change in the structure of the subframe and also the mounting point of the suspension.
Honda is now working on rolling out the technology in their mass vehicle production plants with the use of versatile robots.
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