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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Jürgen Wüst, Erding, DE;
Dirk E. O. Westerheide, Versmold, DE;
Inventors:
Jürgen Wüst, Erding, DE;
Dirk E. O. Westerheide, Versmold, DE;
Assignee:
MAGNA BDW Technologies GmbH, Markt Schwaben, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/00 (2006.01); C21D 1/60 (2006.01); C21D 1/607 (2006.01); C22F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/002 (2013.01); C21D 1/60 (2013.01); C21D 1/607 (2013.01); C22F 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for heat-treating a cast component composed of an aluminum base alloy, in which method the cast component is annealed at a predetermined annealing temperature for a predetermined annealing period in a first heat transfer medium and then transferred into a water bath. Between being annealed and transferred into the water bath, the cast component is transferred into a second heat transfer medium at a predetermined intermediate cooling temperature, where it is held for a predetermined intermediate cooling period.