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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Nia R. Harrison, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S. George Luckey, Jr., Dearborn, MI (US);
James Maurice Boileau, Novi, MI (US);
Aindrea McKelvey Campbell, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Amanda Kay Freis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, an assembly is provided comprising a first member including a 6xxx series aluminum alloy heat treated to have a yield strength of at least 200 MPa and an r/t (bendability) ratio of up to 0.4. One or more members may be secured to the first member with a rivet (e.g., a self-piercing rivet). The heat treated alloy may have a yield strength of at least 260 MPa and may have a bendability ratio of up to 0.3. A method of forming an assembly is also provided, including heat treating a 6xxx series aluminum alloy to produce an alloy having a yield strength of at least 200 MPa and an r/t (bendability) ratio of up to 0.4 and riveting a member including the heat treated alloy to one or more additional members.