Patents by Inventor Pijun Zhang

Pijun Zhang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11534806
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-efficient rolling process for magnesium alloy sheet. Parameters of the rolling process are: the rolling speed of each rolling pass is 10-50 m/min, the rolling reduction of each rolling pass is controlled to be 40-90%, and both the preheating temperature before rolling and the rolling temperature of each rolling pass are 250-450° C. The present disclosure also provides a preparation method for magnesium alloy sheet, comprising: 1) preparing rolling billets; 2) high-efficient hot rolling; and 3) performing annealing. The rolling process can improve the mechanical performance especially, the strength and ductility of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiwei Xu, Weineng Tang, Jianfeng Nie, Mingzhe Bian, Haomin Jiang, Pijun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11286568
    Abstract: A film forming treatment agent for a composite chemical conversion film for magnesium alloy, and a film forming process method, and a composite chemical conversion film are provided. Components of the film forming treatment agent for a composite chemical conversion film for magnesium alloy comprise a water solution and a suspension of reduced graphene oxide flakes to the water solution. The water solution comprises strontium ions at 0.1 mol/L to 2.5 mol/L and phosphate ions at 0.06 mol/L to 1.5 mol/L, and pH of the water solution is 1.5 to 4.5. Concentration of the reduced graphene oxide varies between 0.1 mg/L and 5 mg/L. The film forming process method for a composite chemical conversion film for magnesium alloy comprises the following steps of: 1) pretreatment on surface of magnesium alloy matrix; 2) immersion of magnesium alloy matrix in the film forming treatment agent; and 3) removal of magnesium alloy pieces for drying in air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiwei Xu, Weineng Tang, Xiaobo Chen, Cong Ke, Nick Birbilis, Haomin Jiang, Pijun Zhang
  • Patent number: 10870905
    Abstract: A die-casting magnesium alloy. The die-casting magnesium alloy comprises, by mass percent, 1% to 5% of La, 0.5% to 3% of Zn, 0.1% to 2% of Ca, 0.1% to 1% of Mn and the balance Mg and other inevitable impurities. The die-casting magnesium alloy manufacturing method comprises smelting, refinement and die-casting. The die-casting magnesium alloy has good mechanical performance, die-casting performance and heat conduction performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiwei Xu, Jichun Dai, Weineng Tang, Changlong Zhuo, Haomin Jiang, Pijun Zhang
  • Patent number: 10570490
    Abstract: A method of strengthening a dilute magnesium alloy sheet includes providing a dilute magnesium alloy sheet, which includes a magnesium alloy consisting essentially of (wt %): >0 to 3.0 of Zn; >0 to 1.5 of Ca; 0 to 1.0 of Zr; 0 to 1.3 of a rare earth element or mixture of the same; 0 to 0.3 of Sr; 0 to 0.7 of Al, the balance of Mg and other unavoidable impurities, wherein the total weight % of alloying elements is less than 3%; subjecting the dilute magnesium alloy sheet to plastic deformation, in which the tensile plastic strain should exceed 0.5%, but be less than 8% to form a pre-deformed magnesium alloy sheets; and subjecting the pre-deformed magnesium alloy sheets to an ageing treatment in a temperature range of 80 to 250° C. for at least 1 minute, thereby forming a strengthened magnesium alloy sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Feng Nie, Zhuoran Zeng, Mingzhe Bian, Christopher Huw John Davies, Nick Birbilis, Shiwei Xu, Pijun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190299263
    Abstract: A high-efficient rolling process for magnesium alloy sheet. The process is a rolling process for rolling billets. Parameters of the rolling process are: the rolling speed of each rolling pass is 10˜50 m/min, the rolling reduction of each rolling pass is controlled to be 40˜90%, and both the preheating temperature before rolling and the rolling temperature of each rolling pass are 250˜450° C. A preparation method for magnesium alloy sheet. The method comprises the steps of: 1) preparing rolling billets; 2) high-efficient hot rolling: controlling the rolling speed of each rolling pass to be 10˜50 m/min, controlling the rolling reduction of each rolling pass to be 40˜90%, and controlling both the preheating temperature before rolling and the rolling temperature of the each rolling pass to be 250˜450° C.; and 3) performing annealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Shiwei XU, Weineng TANG, Jianfeng NIE, Mingzhe BIAN, Haomin JIANG, Pijun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180363145
    Abstract: A film forming treatment agent for a composite chemical conversion film for magnesium alloy, and a film forming process method, and a composite chemical conversion film are provided. Components of the film forming treatment agent for a composite chemical conversion film for magnesium alloy comprise a water solution and a suspension of reduced graphene oxide flakes to the water solution. The water solution comprises strontium ions at 0.1 mol/L to 2.5 mol/L and phosphate ions at 0.06 mol/L to 1.5 mol/L, and pH of the water solution is 1.5 to 4.5. Concentration of the reduced graphene oxide varies between 0.1 mg/L and 5 mg/L. The film forming process method for a composite chemical conversion film for magnesium alloy comprises the following steps of: 1) pretreatment on surface of magnesium alloy matrix; 2) immersion of magnesium alloy matrix in the film forming treatment agent; and 3) removal of magnesium alloy pieces for drying in air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiwei XU, Weineng TANG, Xiaobo CHEN, Cong KE, Nick BIRBILIS, Haomin JIANG, Pijun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180347010
    Abstract: A die-casting magnesium alloy. The die-casting magnesium alloy comprises, by mass percent, 1% to 5% of La, 0.5% to 3% of Zn, 0.1% to 2% of Ca, 0.1% to 1% of Mn and the balance Mg and other inevitable impurities. The die-casting magnesium alloy manufacturing method comprises smelting, refinement and die-casting. The die-casting magnesium alloy has good mechanical performance, die-casting performance and heat conduction performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Shiwei XU, Jichun DAI, Weineng TANG, Changlong ZHUO, Haomin JIANG, Pijun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180105910
    Abstract: A method of strengthening a dilute magnesium alloy sheet includes providing a dilute magnesium alloy sheet, which includes a magnesium alloy consisting essentially of (wt %): >0 to 3.0 of Zn; >0 to 1.5 of Ca; 0 to 1.0 of Zr; 0 to 1.3 of a rare earth element or mixture of the same; 0 to 0.3 of Sr; 0 to 0.7 of Al, the balance of Mg and other unavoidable impurities, wherein the total weight % of alloying elements is less than 3%; subjecting the dilute magnesium alloy sheet to plastic deformation, in which the tensile plastic strain should exceed 0.5%, but be less than 8% to form a pre-deformed magnesium alloy sheets; and subjecting the pre-deformed magnesium alloy sheets to an ageing treatment in a temperature range of 80 to 250° C. for at least 1 minute, thereby forming a strengthened magnesium alloy sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jian-Feng NIE, Zhuoran ZENG, Mingzhe BIAN, Christopher Huw John DAVIES, Nick BIRBILIS, Shiwei XU, Pijun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180087133
    Abstract: Formable magnesium based wrought alloys include a magnesium based wrought alloy consisting essentially of (wt %): 0.1 to 2.0 of Zn; 0.05 to 1.5 of Ca; 0.1 to 1.0 of Zr; 0 to 1.3 of a rare earth element or mixture of the same of which includes Gd or Y; 0 to 0.3 of Sr, Al: 0 to 0.7; the balance of Mg and other unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jian-Feng NIE, Zhuoran ZENG, Mingzhe BIAN, Christopher Huw John DAVIES, Nick BIRBILIS, Shiwei XU, Pijun ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9038429
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing grain-oriented silicon steel with single cold rolling, comprising: 1) smelting, refining and continuous casting to obtain a casting blank; 2) hot rolling; 3) normalization, i.e. normalizing annealing and cooling; 4) cold-rolling, i.e. single cold rolling at a cold rolling reduction rate of 75-92%; 5) decarburizing annealing at 780-880° C. for 80-350 s in a protective atmosphere having a due point of 40-80° C., wherein the total oxygen [O] in the surface of the decarburized sheet: 171/t?[O]?313/t (t represents the actual thickness of the steel sheet in mm), the amount of absorbed nitrogen: 2-10 ppm; 6) high temperature annealing, wherein the dew point of the protective atmosphere: 0-50° C., the temperature holding time at the first stage: 6-30 h, the amount of absorbed nitrogen during high-temperature annealing: 10-40 ppm; 7) hot-leveling annealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guobao Li, Pijun Zhang, Yongjie Yang, Kanyi Shen, Zhuochao Hu, Peiwen Wu, Weizhong Jin, Quanli Jiang
  • Publication number: 20120000262
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing grain-oriented silicon steel with single cold rolling, comprising: 1) smelting, refining and continuous casting to obtain a casting blank; 2) hot rolling; 3) normalization, i.e. normalizing annealing and cooling; 4) cold-rolling, i.e. single cold rolling at a cold rolling reduction rate of 75-92%; 5) decarburizing annealing at 780-880° C. for 80-350 s in a protective atmosphere having a due point of 40-80° C., wherein the total oxygen [0] in the surface of the decarburized sheet: 171/t?[O]?313/t (t represents the actual thickness of the steel sheet in mm), the amount of absorbed nitrogen: 2-10 ppm; 6) high temperature annealing, wherein the dew point of the protective atmosphere: 0-50° C., the temperature holding time at the first stage: 6-30 h, the amount of absorbed nitrogen during high-temperature annealing: 10-40 ppm; 7) hot-leveling annealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guobao Li, Pijun Zhang, Yongjie Yang, Kanyi Shen, Zhuochao Hu, Peiwen Wu, Weizhong Jin, Quanli Jiang