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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Markus Beck, Ulm, DE;
Tilmann Haug, Uhldingen-Muhlhof, DE;
Patrick Izquierdo, Ulm, DE;
Michael Lahres, Ulm, DE;
Peter Linden, Beimerstetten, DE;
Matthias Merkel, Wooster, OH (US);
Harald Pfeffinger, Tiefenbronn, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/600 ; B24B 1/00 ; B05D 3/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/600 ; B24B 1/00 ; B05D 3/12 ;
Abstract
A method for surface working a tribological coating of a supereutectic aluminum-silicon alloy or an aluminum-silicon composite material with a coating structure includes machining the surface dry, without lubricant, in a one-step process, with a cutting tool having a cutting material containing diamond. The surface treating may be followed by a one-step finish honing or one-step texturing process.