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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Constantin Chiriac, Windsor, CA;
Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US);
Elizabeth Bullard, Royal Oak, MI (US);
James Engle, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Stephen Kernosky, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 9/56 (2006.01); C21D 8/02 (2006.01); B21D 22/02 (2006.01); C21D 1/42 (2006.01); C21D 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 9/56 (2013.01); B21D 22/022 (2013.01); C21D 1/26 (2013.01); C21D 1/42 (2013.01); C21D 8/0221 (2013.01); C21D 8/0247 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for pre-conditioning a hot stamped part is provided. The process includes continuously annealing a boron steel material having an aluminum coating for a predetermined time and at a predetermined temperature such that less than 10 weight % Iron (Fe) is in the aluminum coating and AlSi pockets are formed in the aluminum coating prior to a subsequent hot stamping process, wherein the predetermined time and temperature are a function of a thickness of the boron steel material.