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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lei Gao, Shanghai, CN;
Bin Hu, Shanghai, CN;
Jianfeng Wang, Jiangsu, CN;
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 1/08 (2006.01); B22D 17/00 (2006.01); C22C 21/02 (2006.01); B22D 21/00 (2006.01); B21J 5/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/043 (2006.01); B21K 1/38 (2006.01); B21K 1/28 (2006.01); C21D 9/00 (2006.01); B60B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 1/08 (2013.01); B21J 5/004 (2013.01); B21K 1/28 (2013.01); B21K 1/38 (2013.01); B22D 17/00 (2013.01); B22D 21/007 (2013.01); C21D 9/0068 (2013.01); C22C 21/02 (2013.01); C22F 1/043 (2013.01); B60B 3/02 (2013.01); B60B 2310/202 (2013.01); B60B 2310/204 (2013.01); B60B 2310/208 (2013.01); B60B 2310/228 (2013.01); B60B 2310/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A material and method for manufacturing components. The method includes squeeze casting the material into a component of a desired shape and flow-forming the component that has been squeeze cast to refine the shape of the component. The method also includes heat treating the component to enhance the microstructure of the component and machining the component to further refine the shape.