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Metal sheet and method for its manufacture

US10293389B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Ronald Sanders · Daxweiler, DE
Hartmut Baumgart · Bischofsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 9, 2015
Grant date	May 21, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/12764
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A metal sheet that features a substructure of a first aluminum alloy and at least one reinforcement that is pressed into at least one surface of the substructure, wherein the reinforcement has in at least a direction extending parallel to the surface a large extent in relation to the thickness of the metal sheet and consists of a second aluminum alloy that is harder than the first aluminum alloy.

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