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US 6,648,992 B2Granted
Heat treatment methods for sliding bearings made of age-hardened aluminum materials
AssigneeSanden Corporation
InventorNaoki Jingu
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Abstract
A heat treatment method for sliding bearings made of age-hardened aluminum materials includes an aluminum material that is artificially age-hardened for a time that is less than the time specified for reaching a maximum hardness, and a coating of a thermoplastic resin, or a solid lubrication material including a thermoplastic resin as a binder. The coating is placed on a surface of the aluminum material and is calcined.
Claims5
A method of heat treating sliding bearings made of an age-hardened aluminum material comprising the steps of:
- artificially age-hardening an aluminum material for a time that is less than a time specified for reaching a maximum hardness of said aluminum material;
- coating said aluminum material with a substance after artificially age-hardening said aluminum material;
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- calcining said substance after coating said aluminum material with said substance.
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