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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US);
Inventor:
Helen Weykamp, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Assignee:
SHAPE CORP., Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/053 (2006.01); B21B 3/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/21 (2014.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01); B21B 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/053 (2013.01); B21B 3/00 (2013.01); B23K 26/21 (2015.10); B21B 2001/228 (2013.01); B21B 2003/001 (2013.01); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08);
Abstract
A method of forming and processing a high strength aluminum alloy for the production of a vehicle component includes providing a metal sheet that was rolled from an aluminum alloy. The sheet is heat treated through a first aging step of a set of aging steps that are necessary to achieve a T6 or a T7 temper state. Prior to achieving the T6 or a T7 temper state, the sheet is formed to a desired shape and welded in the desired shape to produce a desired vehicle component. Once formed, the vehicle component is heat treated through a remaining aging step to achieve a T6 or T7 temper state homogeneously throughout the vehicle component.