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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Woodworth Inc., Pontiac, MI (US);
Michael L. Holly, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Dennis Deciechi, China, MI (US);
James J. Gentile, Clinton Township, MI (US);
David M. Cummings, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Charles M. Enloe, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Woodworth Inc., Pontiac, MI (US);
Abstract
A number of variations may include a ferritic nitrocarburized part comprising steel, wherein the ferritic nitrocarburized steel has a tensile strength exceeding the parent steel material and sufficient ductility, bendability, and flangeability to support subsequent flanging and press-fitting of bushings. Exact strength increases and bendability will be dependent on exact process and alloy combinations.