Ultrasonic Metal Welding - Enabling the All-Aluminum Vehicle

摘要

The NIST ATP program office has made an award to Ford Motor Company to aid in the development ultrasonic metal welding technology for the mass production of aluminum automobile bodies to improve vehicle fuel economy. Because reducing vehicle weight is key to achieving improved fuel economy and lower emission levels, all-aluminum vehicles would provide tremendous economic and environmental benefits to the nation. Furthermore ultrasonic metal welding would likely find application wherever weight reduction is a key objective, such as in tractor trailers, aircraft, aerospace vehicles, ship superstructures, and amphibious military vehicles.