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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zhongyi Liu, Troy, MI (US);
Frederick E. Pinkerton, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Tengjiao Qi, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 30/00 (2006.01); C22C 1/04 (2006.01); B22F 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 30/00 (2013.01); B22F 9/04 (2013.01); C22C 1/04 (2013.01); C22C 1/0416 (2013.01); C22C 1/0491 (2013.01); B22F 2009/041 (2013.01); B22F 2009/042 (2013.01); B22F 2009/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example of a method for forming a high-strength, lightweight alloy, starting materials are provided. The starting materials include aluminum, iron, and silicon. The starting materials are ball milled to generate the high-strength, lightweight alloy of a stable AlFeSiphase, wherein x ranges from about 3 to about 5, y ranges from about 1.5 to about 2.2, and z is about 1.