US Patent Application 18304931. Method for Forming Vehicle Component simplified abstract
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Method for Forming Vehicle Component
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Constantin Chiriac of Windsor (CA)
Raj Sohmshetty of Canton MI (US)
S. George Luckey, Jr. of Dearborn MI (US)
David Scott Ruhno of Canton MI (US)
Method for Forming Vehicle Component - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18304931 titled 'Method for Forming Vehicle Component
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a method for forming a vehicle component using a blank made of 36MnB5. - The blank is heated in a furnace to an austenitization temperature, which changes its microstructure from austenite to martensite. - The blank is then stamped with a die assembly to form the vehicle component. - If the temperature of the vehicle component is at or below 130°C, it is removed from the die assembly. - The vehicle component has a yield strength equal to or greater than 1400 MPa. - The blank is retained within the die assembly for a quench time of between five and eleven seconds after stamping. - The surface of the die assembly is thermo-stabilized to a predetermined temperature. - A pressure of approximately 10 N/mm is applied to the blank during the stamping process.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for forming a vehicle component is provided. The method may include heating a blank of 36MnB5 in a furnace to an austenitization temperature, stamping the blank with a die assembly to form a vehicle component and change a microstructure of the blank from austenite to martensite, and responsive to a temperature of the vehicle component being at or below 130° C., removing the vehicle component from the die assembly such that the vehicle component has a yield strength equal to or greater than 1400 MPa. The blank may be retained within the die assembly for a quench time of between five and eleven seconds following the stamping. The method may further include thermo-stabilizing a surface of the die assembly to a predetermined temperature. The stamping may further include applying a pressure of approximately 10 N/mmto the blank.
