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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David John Hill, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Andrey M. Ilinich, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/043 (2006.01); C22C 21/02 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 15/01 (2006.01); C21D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/043 (2013.01); B32B 15/016 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 38/0036 (2013.01); C21D 9/0068 (2013.01); C22C 21/02 (2013.01); B32B 2605/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating an aluminum material to increase adhesive bond durability is disclosed. The disclosed method includes a first aging step of heating an aluminum component to a first temperature no more than 150° C. (302° F.) for a first time period followed by a second aging step including heating the aluminum component to a second temperature greater than the first temperature for a second time period.