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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2008
Akiko Inoue, Nagoya, JP;
Takahiro Sekigawa, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuyuki Oguri, Nagoya, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing a metal member that enables both the fatigue properties and the corrosion resistance of the member to be improved, a structural member that includes a thus produced metal member, and a method of repairing a metal member. The process for producing a metal member comprises a projecting particles having an average particle size of not more than 200 μm onto the surface of a metal material comprising an aluminum alloy using compressed air or a compressed gas, and a chemical conversion treatment including forming a film on the surface of the metal material by performing a chemical conversion treatment following projecting the particles.