In Fused State Patents (Class 148/704)
  • Publication number: 20130269843
    Abstract: A method for heat-treating a cast component composed of an aluminum base alloy, in which method the cast component is annealed at a predetermined annealing temperature for a predetermined annealing period in a first heat transfer medium and then transferred into a water bath. Between being annealed and transferred into the water bath, the cast component is transferred into a second heat transfer medium at a predetermined intermediate cooling temperature, where it is held for a predetermined intermediate cooling period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: MAGNA BDW TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Wüst, Dirk E.O. Westerheide