Constellium and Audi expand partnership to deliver advanced aluminium solutions for the Audi e-tron GT

Constellium has expanded its partnership with Audi to supply advanced aluminium solutions for the Audi e-tron GT. Constellium provides ASI-certified aluminium Auto Body Sheet solutions for closures and inner parts and extrusion-based components for the vehicle’s front and rear Crash Management Systems.

“We are very proud to partner with Audi for its battery electric e-tron GT,” said Dieter Hoell, Vice President, Global Automotive for Constellium’s Packaging & Automotive Rolled Products business unit. “With its lightweight and energy absorption properties, aluminium is the ideal material for the growing market of electric vehicles. We have developed an integrated offer and unique solutions, both in rolled and structural automotive products, to provide our customers with high-performance products that achieve both safety and efficiency.”

Constellium’s Surfalex® Auto Body Sheet solution is used for the rear doors and fenders of the Audi e-tron GT. It allows bold styling while maintaining perfect surface aesthetics. Constellium’s Securalex® solution, used for the hood inner, has a high-tech crash absorption capacity designed to fulfill the most demanding pedestrian safety requirements.  Constellium supplied its products from it’s plant in Neuf-Brisach, France.

Constellium HSA6™ is an aextrusion alloys used on the vehicle’s Crash Management Systems .It provides additional strength in the event of a creash. The Crash Management Systems are produced at Constellium’s ASI-certified plant in Gottmadingen, Germany.

Constellium's aluminium products are also delivered for Audi’s first fully-electric model, the Audi e-tron SUV, along with extruded components for the e-tron’s battery enclosure and side impact beams. Aluminium extruded components make up the structure of the Audi e-tron battery enclosure.