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THE INCREASING ROLE OF ALUMINIUM IN AUTOMOTIVE LIGHT WEIGHTING

AUGUST 18 2015 MARTIN SCHON, SAPA EXTRUSION

GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS

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ALUMINUM FOCUS IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS

Body & Closures

Chassis

Interior Powertrain

E-Mobility

Exterior

ALUMINIUM BATTERY CABLES FOR WEIGHT AND COST SAVING

Reduce weight by 50%

!   SC-13™ is a solid extruded aluminium rod

!   Coated with either PA or XPE

!   Round, flat or oval shapes

! Aluminium alloys allow for specifically designed mechanical properties

ELECTRIC MOTOR HOUSINGS

Air cooled concept. Modular design (single piece or multi-segments).

BATTERY PACKS WITH INTEGRATED COOLING

MIXED MATERIAL DESIGNS

WEIGHT SAVING DEMANDS JOINING OF DISSIMILAR LIGHT-WEIGHT MATERIALS

MIXED MATERIAL JOINING STUDY

AA7003 AA5083 A356 Aural2 AA5754 DP600 AA6082

RSW x x x x x SPR x x MIG x x x x x FSW x x x

Adhesive x x x x x

AA5083 RSW x MIG x

AA7003 SPR x x FSW x

SAMPLES & DATA SHEETS

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With presence in more than 40countries

20,000+ customers

~45,000 suppliers

23,400employees

MEETING CUSTOMER NEEDS – GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY

With more than 100production units

20+ languages

42 Bn.NOK Sales

1.4 million tonnes

20 cast-houses

39 anodizing

lines

188 presses

14 welding

lines

24 paint lines

WE’VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, - FIRST DOCUMENTED RESULTS: JUNE 1924

OPEN UP R&D LAB FACILITY IN TROY, MI IN SEPTEMBER 2015!

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!   Sapa Technology Americas !   12 FTE !   Troy MI, 10K Sqf lab facility !   Capabilities to support local

market needs !   Metallurgical lab – LOM / SEM !   Material, and Alloy development !   Process development !   Applications lab - forming, Joining