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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Guangling Song, Troy, MI (US);
Aihua A. Luo, Troy, MI (US);
Xiaohong Q. Gayden, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Guangling Song, Troy, MI (US);
Aihua A. Luo, Troy, MI (US);
Xiaohong Q. Gayden, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/06 (2006.01); B05D 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of reducing corrosion between magnesium and another metal are disclosed herein. In one method, a corrosion protection material is cold sprayed at an interface formed between the magnesium and the other metal, the corrosion protection material including magnesium. In another method, a cladding layer is applied to heat affected areas of the magnesium and/or the other metal, at a welded joint, or combinations thereof.