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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2004
Applicants:
Aihua a Luo, Troy, MI (US);
Anil K Sachdev, Rochester, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aihua A Luo, Troy, MI (US);
Anil K Sachdev, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for bending magnesium alloy tubes. The method includes heating the tube at moderate temperature in the range of about 100° C. to 200° C., and bending the tube to a bend angle or forming the tube to a desired shape.