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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
John E. Carsley, Oakland, MI (US);
Stuart J. Brown, Flint, MI (US);
Louis J. Conrad, Attica, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 8/02 (2006.01); C22F 1/04 (2006.01); C22F 1/00 (2006.01); C21D 9/46 (2006.01); C21D 1/18 (2006.01); C22C 21/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); C21D 9/52 (2006.01); C22C 21/12 (2006.01); C21D 7/02 (2006.01); C21D 7/13 (2006.01); C21D 1/673 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 8/0263 (2013.01); B62D 29/007 (2013.01); C21D 1/18 (2013.01); C21D 9/46 (2013.01); C21D 9/52 (2013.01); C22C 21/00 (2013.01); C22C 21/12 (2013.01); C22C 38/00 (2013.01); C22F 1/002 (2013.01); C22F 1/04 (2013.01); C21D 1/673 (2013.01); C21D 7/02 (2013.01); C21D 7/13 (2013.01); C21D 2211/002 (2013.01); C21D 2211/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal-assisted method deforms plastically a high-strength material using a high-intensive heat source. The high-strength material may be a cold-rolled sheet aluminum of strength greater than 300 megapascal (MPa) or a cold-rolled sheet steel of strength greater than 1000 MPa. The cold-rolled sheet metal is heated just before bending to a temperature near or above the critical temperature for the material and is followed by rapid quenching after bending.