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公开(公告)号:US20200306825A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-01
申请号:US16363526
申请日:2019-03-25
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: Jianghuai Yang , Qigui Wang , Dale A. Gerard , Michael J. Braskich
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cylinder block for an engine comprises providing a cylinder liner for the cylinder block and keeping the cylinder liner in a controlled atmosphere, removing the cylinder liner from the controlled atmosphere, removing moisture and gaseous contamination from the cylinder liner, and positioning the cylinder liner in a mold and over-casting a cylinder block in the mold.
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公开(公告)号:US10690087B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-23
申请号:US16136705
申请日:2018-09-20
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: Qigui Wang
Abstract: A cast cylinder block for an internal combustion engine includes a first and a second cylinder bore and a shared bore wall. The first cylinder bore includes a first bore wall and the second cylinder bore includes a second bore wall. The shared cylinder bore wall includes a first portion and a second portion. A portion of the first bore wall combines with a portion of the second bore wall to form the shared cylinder bore wall. The first portion of the shared bore wall is an as-cast portion. The second portion of the shared bore wall is a metal matrix composite.
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公开(公告)号:US20200095655A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-26
申请号:US16136445
申请日:2018-09-20
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Jianghuai Yang , James D. Cremonesi , Qigui Wang , Eduardo Velasco Orosco , Dale A. Gerard
Abstract: A nodular iron alloy and automotive components, such as crankshafts, are provided. The nodular iron alloy may include iron, about 3.3-3.9 wt % carbon, about 0.2-0.5 wt % manganese, about 1.9-2.6 wt % silicon, about 0.15-0.30 wt % copper, about 0.03-0.06 wt % magnesium, about 0-0.02 wt % sulfur, about 0-0.1 wt % chromium, about 0-0.05 wt % phosphorus, and/or about 0-0.01 wt % tin. The nodular iron alloy may include a number of graphite nodules, each having a diameter between 15 and 120 micrometers, and the graphite nodules having a number density of at least 90 per square millimeter. Iron may surround the graphite nodules in an amount of 20-40% of a ferrite microstructure and 60-80% of a pearlite microstructure. The nodular iron alloy may have an ultimate tensile strength in the range of 550 MPa to 680 MPa as-cast and at least 80% nodularity.
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公开(公告)号:US20190330709A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-31
申请号:US15964728
申请日:2018-04-27
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Jianghuai Yang , Sheri K. Kurgin , Qigui Wang , James D. Cremonesi , Daniel J. Wilson
Abstract: A method for heat treating a crankshaft surface on a crankshaft for a vehicle propulsion system includes heating the crankshaft surface to a first temperature and heating the crankshaft surface to a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US10458951B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-29
申请号:US15145418
申请日:2016-05-03
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: Jianghuai Yang , Martin S. Kramer , Qigui Wang , Yucong Wang , Zhe Li
Abstract: A system for inspecting thermal spray coated cylinder bores of aluminum alloy cylinder blocks, the system includes a failure detection apparatus, a heating apparatus, a cooling apparatus, and a control unit in electronic communication with each of the failure detection apparatus, the heating apparatus, and the cooling apparatus, and wherein the control unit includes a memory and a control logic sequence for operating the system.
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公开(公告)号:US20190169716A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-06
申请号:US15828827
申请日:2017-12-01
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Qigui Wang , Michael J. Walker , Andrew C. Bobel
Abstract: Aluminum alloys having improved high temperature mechanical properties are provided. An aluminum alloy suitable for sand casting, permanent mold casting, or semi-permanent mold casting includes about 3 to about 12 weight percent silicon; about 0.5 to about 2.0 weight percent copper; about 0.2 to about 0.6 weight percent magnesium; about 0 to about 0.5 weight percent chromium; about 0 to about 0.3 weight percent each of zirconium, vanadium, cobalt, and barium; about 0 to about 0.3 weight percent each of strontium, sodium, and titanium; about 0 to about 0.5 weight percent each of iron manganese, and zinc; and about 0.0.1 weight percent of other trace elements. Also disclosed is a semi permanent mold cast article, such as an engine cylinder head.
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公开(公告)号:US20190161838A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-30
申请号:US15824704
申请日:2017-11-28
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Jianghuai Yang , Qigui Wang , Daniel J Wilson , James D Cremonesi
IPC: C22C38/60 , C22C38/58 , C22C38/54 , C22C38/50 , C22C38/48 , C22C38/46 , C22C38/44 , C22C38/06 , C22C38/02 , C21D1/20
Abstract: A high-strength steel alloy and automotive components produced therefrom, as well as a method for forming a steel alloy, are provided. The high-strength steel alloy includes iron, about 0.24 to about 0.80 weight percent carbon, about 0.40 to about 2.10 weight percent manganese, about 0.20 to about 1.60 weight percent silicon, about 0.05 to about 0.14 weight percent sulfur; about 0.10 to about 12.0 weight percent chromium, about 0.10 to about 2.50 weight percent nickel, and about 0.02 to about 0.07 weight percent aluminum. The steel alloy may also include boron, molybdenum, titanium, niobium, and/or nitrogen. The method includes air quenching a steel alloy component after mold shakeout until the component reaches a temperature in the range of 420 to 530 degrees Celsius.
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公开(公告)号:US20190039125A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-07
申请号:US16154129
申请日:2018-10-08
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: Qigui Wang , Jason R. Traub , Michael J. Walker , Anil K. Sachdev
IPC: B22D21/00 , C22C21/12 , C22F1/057 , C22F1/043 , C22C21/18 , G01N33/20 , B22D25/02 , C22C21/02 , C22C21/16
Abstract: An aluminum alloy that can be cast into structural components wherein at least some of the raw materials used to produce the alloy are sourced from secondary production sources. In addition to aluminum as the primary constituent, such an alloy includes 5 to 14% silicon, 0 to 1.5% copper, 0.2 to 0.55% magnesium, 0.2 to 1.2% iron, 0.1 to 0.6% manganese, 0 to 0.5% nickel, 0 to 0.8% zinc, 0 to 0.2% of other trace elements selected from the group consisting essentially of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, molybdenum and cobalt. In a preferred form, most of the aluminum is from a secondary production source. Methods of analyzing a secondary production aluminum alloy to determine its constituent makeup is also disclosed, as is a method of adjusting the constituent makeup of such an alloy in situations where the alloy is out of tolerance when measured against its primary source counterpart.
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公开(公告)号:US20190024708A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-24
申请号:US15655002
申请日:2017-07-20
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Daniel J Wilson , Jianghuai Yang , James D Cremonesi , Qigui Wang
Abstract: A bearing shell for an automotive propulsion system is provided, along with a crankshaft assembly and an engine having a bearing shell. The bearing shell comprises an inner layer having an inner layer thickness. The inner layer defines a bearing surface on an inner side. The bearing surface of the inner layer is configured to support and contact an oil film. The bearing shell also has an outer layer disposed around the inner layer and radially outward of the inner layer. The outer layer has an outer layer thickness that is greater than the inner layer thickness, the outer layer thickness being at least one millimeter. The outer layer is formed of an outer layer material comprising an aluminum alloy and/or a metal matrix composite material. The inner layer is formed of an inner layer material, wherein the outer layer material is stronger than the inner layer material.
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公开(公告)号:US20180347011A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-06
申请号:US15609155
申请日:2017-05-31
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Herbert W. Doty , Devin R. Hess , Qigui Wang
Abstract: A system for casting an aluminum alloy includes a first chamber for containing a first melt at a first temperature, a second chamber for containing second melt at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature, a mixing chamber in communication with the first chamber and the second chamber for simultaneously receiving and mixing the first melt from the first chamber with the second melt from the second chamber, and a mold chamber in communication with the mixing chamber and for receiving the mixed melt.
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