superforming vs hydroforming
Discussion
re: this section of the morgan headline:
"It’s a little-known fact that Morgan was a trail-blazer for Superform technology in the automotive sector (a process whereby incredibly complex panels are formed against moulds using air pressure and 500 C degrees of applied heat), introducing it first to replace costly and time-consuming hand-beaten wings across the range in the 1990s"
sounds innovative, but this process sounds quite drawn out to me, especially having recently visited an automotive r&d facility where they used hydroforming [water pressure against a forming buck, no heat required] to meet much the same ends.
can someone please explain the difference. why is the heat required?
"It’s a little-known fact that Morgan was a trail-blazer for Superform technology in the automotive sector (a process whereby incredibly complex panels are formed against moulds using air pressure and 500 C degrees of applied heat), introducing it first to replace costly and time-consuming hand-beaten wings across the range in the 1990s"
sounds innovative, but this process sounds quite drawn out to me, especially having recently visited an automotive r&d facility where they used hydroforming [water pressure against a forming buck, no heat required] to meet much the same ends.
can someone please explain the difference. why is the heat required?
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