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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas A. Perry, Bruce Township, MI (US);
Carnelle E. Williams, Pontiac, MI (US);
Julian Velosa, Novi, MI (US);
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Perry, Bruce Township, MI (US);
Carnelle E. Williams, Pontiac, MI (US);
Julian Velosa, Novi, MI (US);
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 8/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for increasing wear resistance of a turbocharger includes exposing at least a bearing surface of a center housing of the turbocharger to a gas nitrocarburizing process or a plasma nitrocarburizing process, thereby forming a conversion coating impregnated onto the at least the bearing surface.