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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Sushil Kumar Mishra, Karnataka, IN;
Shashank Tiwari, Bangalore, IN;
Asim Tewari, Maharashtra, IN;
Jon T. Carter, Farmington, MI (US);
Deepika Sachdeva, Bangalore, IN;
Sushil Kumar Mishra, Karnataka, IN;
Shashank Tiwari, Bangalore, IN;
Asim Tewari, Maharashtra, IN;
Jon T. Carter, Farmington, MI (US);
Deepika Sachdeva, Bangalore, IN;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of enhancing the ductility of magnesium alloy sheets containing 85% or more by weight of magnesium is described. An annealed, substantially strain free, sheet of generally uniform grain size is locally deformed in local regions to develop strained 'islands' of a predetermined strain embedded in a substantially strain-free matrix and then annealed. The deformed regions undergo recrystallization and grain growth while the remainder of the sheet suffers only minor change in grain size, leading to sheet with grains having a bimodal size distribution. The ductility of alloys processed in this way is significantly greater than the ductility of the unprocessed, uniform grain size alloy without compromise to the tensile strength of the alloy.