Metal treatment – Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical... – Heating or cooling of solid metal
Patent
1997-05-15
2000-04-04
Ryan, Patrick
Metal treatment
Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical...
Heating or cooling of solid metal
148698, 148415, 148437, 420528, C22F 100
Patent
active
060456361
ABSTRACT:
Age-hardened aluminum alloy sheet can be subjected to a shearing operation, such as trimming or piercing, with reduced sliver formation by first heating the region to be sheared to a temperature above about 250.degree. C., immediately quenching the heated region to soften the region, and then performing the shearing operation in the softened region before age-hardening occurs.
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Elve M. Alexandra
General Motors Corporation
Grove George A.
Ryan Patrick
LandOfFree
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