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US 10,344,402 B2Granted
Composite structural material
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsRonald Sanders, Hartmut Baumgart
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Abstract
A composite material includes a first component and a second component, each surrounded by a thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material is joined in a material bond to each of the first component and the second component.
Claims10
A composite structural material comprising:
- a first component surrounded by a first thermoplastic material;
- and
- a second component surrounded by a second thermoplastic material;
- wherein a thermoplastic weld joint of the first thermoplastic material and the second thermoplastic material connects the first component and the second component;
- and wherein
- the first component is a metal;
- and
- a first region at an end of the composite structural material and a second region at a central portion of the composite structural material, wherein a quantitative proportion between the first component and the second component in the first region is different than in the second region such that the first region is free of thermoplastic material and the metal is exposed providing a metal welding region.
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